As a follow-up thought to your text: Perhaps the role of photography, fueled by mistrust, deception and insecurity, is changing from the task of standing alone and showing the world to a role that illustration has played up to now. Illustration does not show something "as it is", but tells about something. Embedded in a context, often in combination with text, rarely wanting to stand alone. We will learn to read photographs like illustrations. If only for the reason that we want to protect ourselves from uncertainties. Photography will grow into this new role with which we look at it. And that fits in well when we consider that realistically generated AI images ("illustrations") and photographs are confusingly similar in their appearance.
yes very good point! and illustration always had a crucial role in visual literacy education. Picture books are the first medium through which kids learn to read images, what’s in and out of frame, conventions of representations, etc.
Contemplating the blurred lines between images and reality with a dose of current events and conspiracy -- such a fascinating first entry for the new section! Looking forward to reading more!
As a follow-up thought to your text: Perhaps the role of photography, fueled by mistrust, deception and insecurity, is changing from the task of standing alone and showing the world to a role that illustration has played up to now. Illustration does not show something "as it is", but tells about something. Embedded in a context, often in combination with text, rarely wanting to stand alone. We will learn to read photographs like illustrations. If only for the reason that we want to protect ourselves from uncertainties. Photography will grow into this new role with which we look at it. And that fits in well when we consider that realistically generated AI images ("illustrations") and photographs are confusingly similar in their appearance.
yes very good point! and illustration always had a crucial role in visual literacy education. Picture books are the first medium through which kids learn to read images, what’s in and out of frame, conventions of representations, etc.
Super interesting take! I really enjoyed reading it and it's nourishing my own reflexions on the topic. Thanks!
Thank you so much Anaïs!
This was an incredibly helpful take on how we see images in the age of AI. thank you for your work!
Oh thank you! So glad it’s useful to think with :)
Contemplating the blurred lines between images and reality with a dose of current events and conspiracy -- such a fascinating first entry for the new section! Looking forward to reading more!
thank you so much Christina!