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<p class="feature-image"><a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/01/29/photographys-truth-is-under-attack-and-giving-up-is-not-an-option/"><img alt="A person wearing a helmet holds a camera with a large lens, aiming to take a photo. The background features a bright yellow and red dot pattern, giving the image a pop art effect." class="attachment-card-large size-card-large wp-post-image" height="840" src="https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/01/PetaPixel-Background-1.jpg" width="1600" /></a></p><p>As generative AI technology proliferates, making it easier for people to manipulate real photos or create convincing fake ones from scratch, photography's ability to depict reality has come under increasing attack. A recent Washington Post opinion is among the most notable assaults on the institution of photography yet, garnering strong rebuttals from veteran photographers.</p> <p class="read-more">[<a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/01/29/photographys-truth-is-under-attack-and-giving-up-is-not-an-option/">Read More</a>]</p>

When video became the main way to capture attention, the environment for photography began to disappear. To survive, it must once again become an object, not content. The days when photography defined visual culture are coming to an end. It replaced drawing, transformed painting, and gave the world a new way of seeing itself. But today its role is rapidly shrinking. To me, the clearest sign is the growing presence of video works in contemporary art museums. Over the past decade, video has steadily entered exhibition spaces, and visitors have begun to slow down.