Brian Palmer<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text text_style=”leader-text”]Documentarian\/Visual Journalist
\nSVA[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>Back<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Generative artificial intelligence capable of creating photorealistic images without the use of a camera\u2014in particular image generators like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion\u2014poses an existential threat to photojournalism and journalism as a whole. It\u2019s my view that AI is antithetical to photojournalism\u2019s principles and purposes.<\/p>\nI’m a photojournalist. Both parts of that title\u2014photo and journalist\u2014hold equal weight for me. I became a photojournalist because I believed that photos and moving images I saw in newspapers and on TV stations showed me the world as I had not seen it. I continue to make what we once called \u201cstraight photos\u201d\u2014no edits or changes of images that added, removed, or distorted content in the frame\u2014 because I believe in their value and their power. I understand that my photos are not absolute truth. They are evidence of moments, visual quotations from life around me as it unfolds. Yes, I make choices about whom, what, when, where, why, and how to photograph. If you have questions or doubts about any of my photos, you can ask me. You can read what I have written, in the caption and elsewhere. You can research my 35+ year career. You can also look for photos or articles by other people who witnessed the same event. And then you can decide whether to trust me and my photos. You can\u2019t do that with artificial intelligence. This is why I oppose the use of AI in the creation of journalistic images\u2014and the use of photojournalistic images by those training AI without written permission. I wholeheartedly support the Statement of Principles by the photojournalism working group on AI, and why I will adhere to its tenets.[\/vc_column_text]
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<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text text_style=”small-text”]Racial justice protest days after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, that interrupted a “listening session” scheduled by Mayor Levar Stoney (far right) and featuring Richmond police chief William C. Smith (right). Demonstrator Virginia Union University graduate Natalie Andr\u00e9 holds the bullhorn. 2 June 2020. City Hall, Richmond VA, USA.[\/vc_column_text]<\/div>[vc_column_text text_style=”small-text”]Brian Palmer<\/strong>
\nDocumentarian\/Visual Journalist
\nSVA
\nRichmond, VA, USA
\nWebsite<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSVA[\/vc_column_text]
I’m a photojournalist. Both parts of that title\u2014photo and journalist\u2014hold equal weight for me. I became a photojournalist because I believed that photos and moving images I saw in newspapers and on TV stations showed me the world as I had not seen it. I continue to make what we once called \u201cstraight photos\u201d\u2014no edits or changes of images that added, removed, or distorted content in the frame\u2014 because I believe in their value and their power. I understand that my photos are not absolute truth. They are evidence of moments, visual quotations from life around me as it unfolds. Yes, I make choices about whom, what, when, where, why, and how to photograph. If you have questions or doubts about any of my photos, you can ask me. You can read what I have written, in the caption and elsewhere. You can research my 35+ year career. You can also look for photos or articles by other people who witnessed the same event. And then you can decide whether to trust me and my photos. You can\u2019t do that with artificial intelligence. This is why I oppose the use of AI in the creation of journalistic images\u2014and the use of photojournalistic images by those training AI without written permission. I wholeheartedly support the Statement of Principles by the photojournalism working group on AI, and why I will adhere to its tenets.[\/vc_column_text]
<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text text_style=”small-text”]Racial justice protest days after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN, that interrupted a “listening session” scheduled by Mayor Levar Stoney (far right) and featuring Richmond police chief William C. Smith (right). Demonstrator Virginia Union University graduate Natalie Andr\u00e9 holds the bullhorn. 2 June 2020. City Hall, Richmond VA, USA.[\/vc_column_text]\nDocumentarian\/Visual Journalist
\nSVA
\nRichmond, VA, USA
\nWebsite<\/a><\/p>\n