So AI has already begun to infiltrate the field of photo history. I suspect the full onslaught of AI degradation lies not far ahead. And it ain’t pretty. For the moment, I’ll just make this prediction regarding Capa D-Day-related AI slop: Après ça, le déluge. […]
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Charles Herrick, who has provided most of the military-related analysis published here as part of the Capa D-Day project, has distilled that material into a new book, Back into Focus: The Real Story of Robert Capa’s D-Day. […] The simple fact is that, for any creative person who engages with it seriously, the computer makes feasible things that couldn’t have been done before — either because they were impossible or because they were too labor-intensive to be worthwhile. […] I sat there in the respectful silence one reserves for historic moments marking major cultural change. So much for all our agonizing debates over the ethics of electronic image alteration in photojournalism, our ponderous ruminations about whether the editors at National Geographic should have moved those damn pyramids closer together. Vox pop had spoken, and its answer was: Go for it. […] If you have received this email, it means that your previous subscription to Photocritic International has automatically renewed; henceforth you should receive email notices of new posts and snippets thereof in your inbox as they go live online. […] |
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