Scott McMahon and Ahmed Salvador have been collaborating on various photographic projects for 20 years. Classmates at The University of the Arts, and thereafter rarely in the same place for long, they relied on brief moments and, or the mail to continue exploring the language of traditional photography. Usually eschewing lenses and the figurative concept of taking pictures, they steadfastly produced images in line with the literal use of the word, 'Photography' or 'Writing with light'. From recording the image of firefly light directly onto film, mailing back and forth 'photo letters', or exploding toy cap gun bursts directly onto 16mm film, they have created a way to enhance ancient methods that the digital era cannot duplicate.

Scott McMahon
Scott McMahon, Assistant Professor of Art at Columbia College, received his MFA from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and his BFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His work has been published in Pinhole Photography, Rediscovering a Historic Technique by Eric Renner, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes by Christopher James and Anthotype by Malin Fabbri.

Ahmed Salvador
Ahmed Salvador received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and his BFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an exhibitions preparator at the Philadelphia International Airport Art & Exhibitions Program and a wet-process photography instructor here at Fleisher. Most recently, he has had a solo show at Columbia College's Hardwick gallery in Missouri. Ahmed also co-founded the ‘Cream of Turner Productions’ record label, which has just completed its third vinyl album, to be released internationally this year.