How Do Photographers Think They Can Get Away With It?

Summary by Krater

The creator discusses historical and recent photography competition scandals involving fake and AI-generated images, concluding with the story of Miles Astray winning an AI category with a real photo.

From the video

Answers: Have photographers always cheated in competitions and used AI?

• photography competition scandals
• AI generated photography
• ethical considerations in nature photography
• artificial intelligence in photo editing

What it concludes

• Nature and wildlife photography competitions have a long history of cheating and manipulation, ranging from baiting animals and renting subjects to modern AI-generated and composite images.
• A National Wildlife Federation photo contest winner was disqualified because the winning owl photo was determined to be AI-generated.
• A Tokina photo contest winner was rescinded after Reddit users and SynthID watermarks revealed AI editing and sky replacement.
• A Hasselblad Masters competition finalist image was disqualified after being identified as AI-generated due to anomalies like an altered Coca-Cola bottle.
• Photographer Miles Astray won an AI photography competition category at the 1839 Awards with a real photograph of a flamingo, sparking debates about the role of AI in prestigious awards.