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> I see no reason why editing his image with AI-assisted tools should automatically disqualify the artist, unless the contest terms prohibit that, of which I se
by yallpendantools 4y ago
> I see no reason why editing his image with AI-assisted tools should automatically disqualify the artist, unless the contest terms prohibit that, of which I see no mention in the article.
He didn't edit an image so much as generate it. His work is closer to a digital painting (from a Wacom tablet, say), than a color-corrected, cropped, then filtered photograph. Everyone else started their process with capturing light from a camera.
- h0l0cube 4y agoAnd he says as much on his own website: > I call my images “images”. They are synthetically produced, using “the photographic” as a visual language. They are not “photographs”. > Participating in open calls, I want to speed up the process of the Award organisers to become aware of this difference and create separate competitions for AI-generated images. https://www.eldagsen.com/sony-world-photography-awards-2023/ https://www.eldagsen.com/sony-world-photography-awards-2023/