Earlier this month, the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) faced an internal revolt. Photographers objected to distributing official photographs of…
Category: Synthetic Media
Imperfection Arms Race: Bet on Blur to Beat AI
The 2025-2026 trend cycle has produced a curious consensus: blur is the new watermark. Grain is proof of life. Bad…
Not Real, but True: What Photojournalism Must Protect in the AI Era
Right about 10 years ago, I wrote an article that went viral and sparked a lot of debate. At the…
The Next Photography Revolution Isn’t More. It’s Meaning.
A popular saying tells us that a photo is worth a thousand words. But what’s the value of those words…
Photojournalism and the Collective Truth
In a world where images are omnipresent, the question of truth in photography remains as relevant as ever. As Karl…
Caught in the headlight
As giants like Midjourney, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft freely plunder their work, the stock photo industry—Getty aside—stands by, silently complicit…
AI licensing for photography
From content creation to copyright management, the integration of AI in the field of photography is rewriting the rules. As…
The Curious Case of Text-to-Image Generators and Stock Photo Agencies
Stock photography agencies have always been the symbol of opulent and refined visual content. However, a fascinating and innovative evolution…
Generative AI : Do or Die
Understandably, new powerful technologies like generative AI triggers anxiety. But the conversation needs to evolve and move on from the…
