About Cynthia

Cynthia Abatt is a Cambridge MA photographer with decades of experience in documentary and editorial photography. She is a life-long Nikon devotee.

While people in a natural environment is her specialty, other personal favorites include Farmer’s Markets “I just love nature’s inherent symmetry” – and anywhere off the beaten path. “I am also, happily, a ‘have camera, will travel’ sort of person.”

“When I photograph events, I think of myself as a portrait photographer masquerading as an event photographer. Events are where people are most interesting to me, when they are themselves, engaged in something that matters to them, and I can be the casual observer and documentarian.” 

Cynthia works exclusively on location, in available light. Often referred to as a “storytelling photographer”, her clients include businesses, corporations, city governments. non-profits and individuals.

“My objective is always to show the authenticity and humanity of a situation, so the viewer can see something they may not have experienced themselves. Sometimes empathy and understanding can be formed with visual connection.”