SUMMARY
The Danziger Gallery exhibited an AI-generated color version of Ansel Adams' famous photograph, 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico,' at The Photography Show in New York. This AI rendition was created from a prompt and subsequently refined over months before being printed. The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust was not informed of the exhibition or sale, raising ethical questions despite the image potentially being in the public domain. While the Trust acknowledged Adams' potential fascination with AI, their concern lies with the unauthorized use of creative content.
TAKEAWAYS
An AI-colorized version of Ansel Adams' 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico' was exhibited and offered for sale.
The Danziger Gallery created the AI image without permission from the Ansel Adams estate.
The estate noted Adams' potential interest in AI but objected to the unauthorized use of his work.
The gallery owner cited the public domain status as justification for creating the new work.