Scully & Osterman, Rochester, New York

Mark Osterman and France Scully Osterman established Scully & Osterman in 1991.

Through extensive primary research and practical application, the Ostermans have evolved as historians and modern masters of a wide variety of historic (alternative) photography, most notably, wet and dry plate collodion processes. The current artistic revival of collodion photography is a direct result of their influence.

They were the leaders in exhibiting and publishing their work as artists in the early 1990s, openly sharing their knowledge through lectures, publications, workshops and tutorials. Photograph conservators, collectors, museum curators and the most advanced collodion photographers turn to the Ostermans when they have collodion-related questions.