Glen Arbor Arts Center examines: “Is Photography Dead?” – Glen Arbor Solar

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At a time when the world is drowning in photographic pictures, Grand Rapids photographer Rodney Martin asks: Is images useless? On April 25, Martin will current a slide lecture that digs into that query. The program takes place within the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s foremost gallery from 1-2:30 pm. Reservations are required. Seating is proscribed. Admission is $10 GAAC members, $15 nonmembers. The deadline for reservations is April 23, 2 pm. To reserve a seat go to GlenArborArtwork.org/occasions.

As images moved out of the darkroom and into the pc, the flexibility to “doctor” a picture or to create one utilizing synthetic intelligence has brought on some to conclude that images is useless. Martin will discover the influence of digital images and the implications of generative synthetic intelligence on our understanding of pictures. This conversational dialogue will allow contributors to be savvier customers of images within the digital age.

Martin is a retired legal professional and an newbie photographer based mostly in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He principally concentrates on panorama and nature images, with a particular curiosity within the Leelanau Peninsula. Martin’s work has been exhibited on the Glen Arbor Arts Center and printed by Lenswork Publishing. Martin enjoys learning the historical past of images and the implications of digital images and synthetic intelligence on fantastic artwork images.