Saleem Ahmed is a photographer, writer, and educator based in Philadelphia. He received his MFA in photography from the Hartford Art School, and his BA in photojournalism from Temple University. He teaches at various colleges and high schools within Philadelphia. He co-founded Vista Oculta (vistaoculta.org), a series of photography-based projects based in La Paz, Bolivia aimed at teaching visual arts to adolescents living and working in the streets. His work has been exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Hartford, Milwaukee, Berlin, Goa, and La Paz.