These images were imagined by language and reedited more between 20 to 40 times through AI image generators, combining inpainting, outpainting, and prompt whispering techniques.”
In a blog, Eldagsen explained that he used his experience as a photographer to create the prizewinning image, acting as a director of the process with the AI generators as “cocreators.” Although the work is inspired by photography, he said that the point of the submission is that it is not photography. “Participating in open calls, I want to speed up the process of the Award organizers to become aware of this difference and create separate competitions for AIgenerated images,” he said.
Eldagsen subsequently declined the prize. Thank you for selecting my image and making this a historic moment, as it is the first AIgenerated image to win in a prestigious international photography competition, he wrote. How many of you knew or suspected that it was AI generated
They are not.”
Eldagsen’s image is part of a series called PSEUDOMNESIA Fake Memories, designed to evoke a photographic style of the 1940s.
Eldagsen subsequently refused the award, saying “AI is not photography.
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