Sasha Knittel is a Burlington MA based photographer and artist with seven years of experience.
She grew up in the Hudson Valley NY area. Being in nature as a child, and currently in New England inspires her drive to photograph the natural world.
Sasha studied photography at SUNY Ulster and has continued her education through Professional Development courses at Griffin Museum of Photography.
She has been in group shows at The Kingston Gallery, Danforth Museum, ICA Boston, Cambridge Arts, Micro Gallery Burlington, Griffin Museum of Photography and solo shows at Cambridge Street Gallery in Burlington MA.
She is currently completing a series photographing The Mystic River Watershed titled Dynamic Water. She uses a macro lens, fast shutter speed and flash to create abstract photos of water.
One focus of this series is to draw in the viewer by highlighting tiny details and intense colors in the photos.
Another inspiration for Dynamic Water is for the photos to be a motivator for education. Sasha loves to share information on simple ways to help keep the Mystic River Watershed healthy by using facts from the Mystic River Watershed Association.
Sasha also donates profits from art sales to Mystic River Watershed Association as part of the project. She volunteers for MRWA by counting herring at the watershed and will be testing water quality as well. MRWA helps to keep the watershed pollution free.
Sasha gave artist talks at The Danforth Museum on Humans and Nature about this series and ways to get involved.
She is also a recipient of an honorable mention from Cambridge Arts for her Horn Pond image and was selected by MRWA for the Capture the Mystic photo competition.
In 2025-2026 Sasha is continuing this work and will be exploring ways to show her images in large format prints and interactive video installations. A core value while developing this work is to create it with as little environmental impact as possible.
Please contact with inquiries and questions at sashafinophoto@gmail.com or through the contact form above in the menu.