Photography Without Prompts
PHOTOSNACK #759
Someone recently told me, “These don’t look like AI images.” They meant it as a compliment — but it made me pause. AI already has a look. And that realization says a lot about where photography is heading.
I recorded a short video sharing why this matters to me, why AI has no place at FRAMES, and why in 2026 I’m choosing real places, slow seeing, and one camera.
If photography matters to you as a personal, human act, I think this one will resonate.
Until next time,
Tomasz
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the iteration of human intelligence/work that was stolen without consent of the creator.
Technically useful.
Morally bankrupt.
I find the size and growth of the AI empire terrifying, and, for those that have used it to create art in photography, disappointing. I know that capable folk can use it to manipulate their own pixels to edit an image, and that I accept,but those who use it to import pixels from elsewhere and claim it as their own, I feel really disappointed. An image should inform you that it has been manipulated,and give the viewer the option to accept what they are viewing,or to reject it. Sadly, that information is not obviously available, and AI will not be controlled in its growth or power.