About Us

Award winning photographer Maura Connolly Longueil began her photography career more than 20 years ago as a studio photographer at Sears Portrait Studio and later went on to study photography at Syracuse University. After earning her undergraduate degree, Maura entered the field of banking and finance, and received her Masters Degree in business from Lesley University.

It wasnt until she started her family and left the corporate world that she rekindled her passion for photography.

Specializing in family, sports and still portraiture, Abbey Knoll Photography has been featured in Kidding Around Magazine, NECN, and area Mariner newspapers. Ms. Longueil is also a contributing editor, whose column “Photo Secrets for the Mammarazzi,” appears in local and regional publications. Maura teaches photography classes and workshops on the South Shore.

Maura has earned the following honors for her photography:

2013

Duxbury Art Association, Art By The Bay, Honorable Mention

South Shore Arts Center, Members Blue Ribbon Show, One Photo Entered

2012

Marshfield Fair, Best in Show, Black & White Photograph, Portrait

Marshfield Fair, First Prize, Portrait Category

Marshfield Fair, First Prize, Farming & Garden Category

Marshfield Fair, First Prize, Pictorial Category

Marshfield Fair, Secong Prize, Scenic Category

North River Arts Society, Winter Members Show, Honorable Mention

2011

South Shore Arts Center, Annual Festival on the Common, First Prize Black & White

Photography

South Shore Arts Center, Members Blue Ribbon Show, One Photo Entered

North River Arts Society, Winter Members Show, Honorable Mention

North River Arts Society, Summer Arts Festival Participant

South Shore Living Magazine Annual Photo Contest, Third Prize

2010

Plymouth Arts Guild, Honorable Mention, Color Photography

Marshfield Fair, Best in Show, Black & White Photograph "On the Rocks"

Marshfield Fair, First Prize, Wildlife Category

Marshfield Fair, First Prize, Nature Category

Marshfield Fair, Second Prize, Scenic Category

Marshfield Fair, Second Prize, Pictorial Category

Marshfield Fair, Third Prize, Farming & Gardening Category

South Shore Arts Center, Annual Festival on the Common, Third Prize Black & White

Photography

South Shore Arts Center, SCORE Exhibition, Three Photos Selected

South Shore Arts Center, Members Blue Ribbon Show, One Photo Entered

Pembroke Arts Festival, Four Photos Selected

North River Arts Society, Summer Arts Festival Participant

South Shore Living Magazine Annual Photo Contest, Honorable Mention

2009

South Shore Arts Center, Annual Festival on the Common, First Prize Black & White

Photography and Honorable Mention Color Photography

Pembroke Arts Festival, Second Prize Black & White Photography and Honorable Mention Black

& White Photography

North River Arts Society, Summer Arts Festival Participant

South Shore Living Magazine Annual Photo Contest, Honorable Mention

2008

East Bridgewater Arts Festival, First Prize Black & White Photography

Plymouth Arts Guild Summer Festival, Honorable Mention Color Photography

Pembroke Arts Festival, Honorable Mention Color Photography