Photoni.st16h ago

The Beholder Has Changed

You already know the photograph. Nick Ut took it in 1972 on a road in Vietnam: a girl running, napalm smoke behind her. It may have shortened a war. Not because it was beautifully composed or appeared in the right publication, but because it was real. The girl existed. The road existed. Light bounc
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Show threadBöckli 平凡札記 

@photonist Thanks for sharing your thoughts on where or what photography is in this environment infested with AI generated content. I’m by far not as eloquent as you; I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your writing and agree with you..

PS: your opening paragraph confuses me seeing the accompanied image. I’m sure the Terror of War is the photograph you’re referring to..

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Show threadPhotoni.st1h ago
@boeckli thanks. The image is unrelated. I didn't want to reproduce it without the rights, so I used a random photo of mine.