2026/04/08 18:53
When I was a child, I stayed at an old relative's house. It was an old house in the countryside. When I woke up in the morning, I noticed that the garden scenery was projected onto the mud wall. The world was projected upside down through a tiny hole in the wooden door. Later, I learned that it was what is called a "camera obscura," but I was enraptured by the image projected onto the dark room. Since then, I've used various pieces of equipment, but they were all extensions of the "dark room" experience I had as a child. In the end, it was a record of trial and error in "how to interpret the light I saw and felt." 
The unimaginable advancements in AI are now sweeping through the world of art, including photography. What was originally intended to be an assistant or advisor to humans is now overwhelming us with its presence. Many of my photographer friends are drifting away from photography, perhaps having lost interest in the images themselves. Some have picked up paintbrushes, others pens, and have begun to translate the images in their minds into words. This may be the right decision in the modern age. Pursuing and expressing one's own vision is the ultimate goal. However, I am still captivated by the bright images that floated in the "dark room" I encountered in my childhood. In other words I might be still chasing light like a child with a butterfly net.
