Comment | Furor over ‘colourised’ Ansel Adams photo reflects problems with the art market, not AI

A controversy at The Photography Show (Aipad) in April centered on gallerist James Danziger selling AI-generated “colourised” editions of Ansel Adams’s black-and-white photograph Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941). Danziger offered the works for $6,000 to $10,000, while the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust sells editions of Moonrise that can reach six figures, and the trust said it was not notified before the fair. Danziger argued the image is in the public domain, raising questions about whether the core issue is AI use, alteration of an iconic work, or commercialization without authorization. The article argues the uproar reflects broader art-market conduct and permissions structures rather than a blanket rejection of AI in photography.

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