A packed weekend of club events, showcases and performances kept Sun photographers busy as they captured everything from the runway to the stage.
MUSIC MEDLEY | Student bands perform, compete and celebrate their music during the annual Big Red Battle of The Bands. (Annie Park/Sun Staff Photographer)
DRUM ROLL PLEASE | Contestants from the Big Red Battle of The Bands pose for a selfie. (Audrey Zhang/Sun Staff Photographer)
ALL A BLUR | A long exposure captures a set by the band Sonder, the event’s winner. (Audrey Zhang/Sun Staff Photographer)
E.MOTIONAL PERFORMANCE | Student K-pop dance group E.Motion opens the 2026 Mr. Asia Pageant event with multiple dance performances. (Jocelyn Jao/Sun Staff Photographer)
BROTHERHOOD | Gavin Zhao ‘28 celebrates his 2026 Mr. Asia title with his fellow brothers in Lambda Phi Epsilon. (Jocelyn Jao/Sun Staff Photographer)
IN THE GARDEN | A model walks by showcasing intricate fruit embroidery on her outfit. (Courtesy of Nathan Bo ’28)
STRIKING STRIDE | Models take the runway at Barton Hall, showcasing the unique apparel designed by Cornell students in the Cornell Fashion Collective. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Photography Editor)
PHOTOSHOOT, POSE | A model embraces their spotlight moment and hits their signature pose on the runway. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Photography Editor)
Sunbursts is the Photography Department’s weekly photo gallery varying in content from recent happenings. It is written in collaboration with the photography editor and assistant photography editors. They can be reached at photo@cornellsun.com.









