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The disruptive force of artificial intelligence, a fresh look at Robert Frank, and a retrospective of Tina Barney—here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.
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Aperture presents “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images.

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