About Cyndi
As a child on long drives from New Jersey to Cape Cod, I’d stare out the backseat window and often say, “If I had a camera, I’d take a picture of that place we just passed.” Much to my surprise—and delight—I was mistakenly placed in a senior-level photography class as a high school sophomore. I’ve had a camera in my hand ever since.
I earned a BFA in Photography, with a minor in Metalsmithing, from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1993.
Before becoming a full-time photographer, I spent a decade working in journalism, both in the U.S. and abroad, as an Art Director and Creative Director at Philadelphia Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, and WSJ.com.
In 2004, I left journalism to open my own studio in Manhattan, where I lived for 20 years. During that time, I met my husband, had twins, and eventually moved to Princeton, New Jersey, in 2014.
During my time in Manhattan, I also started a second company where I preserve archives and collections of photographs, documents, ephemera, and books Cyndi Shattuck Archiving.
My work has appeared across a range of platforms—including ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the LA Times, magazines, subways, book covers, cookbooks, product packaging, and annual reports.
I’ve received awards for both photography and art direction from Kolo Album Company, HOW Magazine, the Society for News Design, and the Alternative Press Association. I’ve also lectured on careers and women in the arts at institutions such as The Cooper Union, NYU, University of the Arts, Philadelphia Institute of Art, and The Peddie School.