When AI arrived, I was worried people would assume mine was made that way because of my artistic approach. I wanted to highlight that I still go out and capture my images in the wild. I was worried the wildlife industry would be saturated by fake images from people who hadn’t moved from their desks, so I wanted to separate myself from that. However, I don’t think this has been an issue so far.
AI has a place in photography. The tools that have come out recently with Adobe are amazing and can really help elevate images. However, I don’t think it should take away from the skill and patience it takes to create the images you see on wildlife accounts.