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To mitigate the crushing sameness of AI imagery, two researchers are turning to photographs made during the Great Depression.
AI-generated illustrations created by Gregory Eddi Jones for Aperture

What Is Realism in the Age of AI?

Photographs have long been manipulated or altered, but the rise in generative models gives new meaning to the idea of a “real” image.

Is Documentary Photography at a Crossroads?

Fred Ritchin speaks about the risks and possibilities of AI in a moment defined by conflict, misinformation, and threats to democracy.

How Can Synthetic Images Render Blackness?

When the artist Minne Atairu began using AI to make glossy, Afrofuturist images, she discovered a dataset biased toward white women, unveiling the myth of the neutral algorithm.

Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2024

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.

Charlie Engman Transforms the Internet’s Murk into Art

Engman’s experiments with AI offer an indelible collection of “cursed images” inspired by a feeling of being nostalgic for the present.

Trevor Paglen on Artificial Intelligence, UFOs, and Mind Control

The pioneering artist was one of the first to reckon with AI. Now he’s happy the rest of the world is catching up.

How Will AI Transform Photography?

As artists experiment with this fast-evolving technology, they uncover creative opportunity, absurdity, and bias.

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Aperture No. 258, “Photography & Painting”

Aperture No. 258

Aperture presents “Photography & Painting,” featuring artists from around the world who draw inspiration from both mediums in their work, illuminating how the dialogue between camera and canvas continues to unfold today in fascinating, unexpected ways.

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