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Whenever something big is happening out there in the real world, a real eclipse, a rare alignment, a once in a decade cosmic dance, something strange happens online.

I was sitting on the dirt next to a barrel racing sporting event.  A day filled with fast running, pure determination visible on both human and animal faces.  It was racing against the clock, where technical skill and accuracy played an important role in the success.  My aim was to try and catch all the action the event had to offer!  Once one rider was finished, the next was standing …

AI can create stunning images in seconds. Perfect light. Perfect scenes. Zero effort. And yet, they often feel… hollow. Purists say it’s cheating. Creatives fear it’s the end of real work. But what if we’re asking the wrong question entirely? What if AI isn’t here to replace creativity, but to expose who was relying on tools instead of vision all along? There is a particular sound purists make when AI …

Photography isn’t about fancy gear, golden light, or having “a good eye”… it’s about never switching your brain off, even when you’re knee-deep in emails and stuck on a phone call you don’t want to be on. Because the moment you relax… the universe drops something ridiculous on your neighbour’s roof, gives you 90 seconds to react, and then vanishes like it was never there.

AI is fast. AI is flashy. AI can remix reality in seconds. But when the sky turns orange, the wind turns violent, and lives hang in the balance... AI doesn’t show up. Humans do!