FRED RITCHIN, The Synthetic Eye

Dean Emeritus of the International School of Photography, Fred Ritchin, was the first to introduce many in our audience to the impact of AI on photography. Now, with his latest book, The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI, he delves further into this issue. “In this smart and searching book, Fred Ritchin explores the interaction between digital photography and artificial intelligence systems, which he sees as both positive and terrifying… Ritchin accepts that being skeptical of all images is an obvious response to this creative fakery, but he also sees the potential for photography to reclaim and expand its role as an artform… A thought-provoking study.” (Kirkus).