Stylized portrait of a young woman with long purple hair holding a phone on a rain-soaked city street.

These images began as my photographs and were reimagined using Midjourney, an AI image making tool.

‍ ‍A full explanation of the work flow and my process is at the bottom of the page.

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A man carrying grocery bags walks hand in hand with his son through a snowy city street.
A metalworker operates industrial machinery amid glowing sparks inside a factory.
A photographer stands at the water’s edge facing a glowing industrial complex beneath a smoky evening sky.
A smiling golden retriever leans through the open window of a pickup truck during a heavy snowfall.
An older man in a red shirt photographs elaborate sandcastles beside the ocean on a bright summer day.
A small child holds an adult’s hand while stepping into the surf beside sandcastles on a sunlit beach.
A man with a prosthetic lower leg stands on a wet trail surrounded by a dense mountain forest.
A bundled driver transports a towering load of colorful luggage through heavy falling snow.
A small black-and-white dog sits on the back of a sofa and looks through a softly lit window.
Red, white and blue bunting decorates a garden fence surrounded by flowers and summer greenery.
Large steel coils hang from an overhead crane inside a vast industrial manufacturing plant.
A smiling young child in a yellow shirt looks up at a woman in warm afternoon light.
A young medical professional studies equipment and monitors in a brightly lit clinical laboratory.
Close-up of a small child with a pacifier resting quietly on a bed and looking toward the camera.
A man in a dark suit stands among mannequins and merchandise displays inside a modern clothing store.
Portrait of an older man in a suit standing between tall bookcases in a traditional library.
A newborn infant sleeps peacefully inside a softly illuminated hospital incubator.
A cheerful group of friends gathers closely together for an informal outdoor photograph.
A doctor wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope listens attentively to a female patient.
A smiling airline pilot stands on an airport ramp in front of a passenger aircraft.
A businesswoman talks on her phone while riding an escalator through a bright modern building.
A worker walks among stainless steel pipes and vessels inside an industrial processing plant.
A vintage pickup truck carries a decorated Christmas tree along a quiet snow-covered country road.
A father lifts his smiling young child into the air in a bright, sunlit room.
A smiling healthcare worker in blue scrubs speaks with patients at a hospital reception desk.
Musicians perform with a harp and cello in an intimate classical concert setting.
An older woman explores a colorful virtual world through a virtual-reality headset.
A smiling mechanic stands inside a workshop filled with restored vintage automobiles.
A harnessed racehorse charges forward through flying mud during a competition.
A sleeping young child rests securely fastened into a padded car seat.
A young man and an older woman share a cheerful moment inside a lively neighborhood pub
A smiling young child wearing safety goggles holds a newly formed toy rocket ship.
Painterly harbor scene with a warmly lit tugboat in the foreground and a tower fading into the mist.
A person in a red coat wipes snow from her car during a heavy nighttime snowfall.
An older bearded musician plays an acoustic guitar outside a rustic wooden building.
A solitary figure walks two dogs along a snow-covered path beneath glowing streetlights.
A young child sits with stuffed animals on a bed illuminated by soft window light.
Close-up portrait of a healthcare professional wearing a protective face mask.
Cars parked on a quiet residential neighborhood on a wet evening as lights glow from the houses.
A yellow coastal house stands beside the ocean after a fresh winter snowfall.
Joe’s Playland glows warmly against a snowy seaside street at night.
Two masked medical professionals concentrate on their work inside a surgical setting.
A young boy stands close to his father whose hands rest reassuringly on his shoulders.
A young artist holding a paintbrush stands against a richly textured ochre wall.
An adult and child walk together through deep snow beneath glowing lights in a wooded park.
A ballerina in a coral dress stands another pic of a stone ledge with distant mountains on the horizon.
An older woman and a young man in a cowboy hat stand together during a city snowfall.
Close-up portrait of a young boy standing outdoors in bright natural light.
A young couple lights candles together inside a softly illuminated shrine.
A woman and young girl walk hand in hand beneath an umbrella on a rainy autumn day.
Painterly portrait of a masked surgeon in blue scrubs standing in a bright operating room surrounded by medical equipment.
Painterly field of red poppies glowing in warm light.
Wooden pier stretches across calm blue water beneath a cloud-filled sky.
A large working ship emerges from dense fog on dark, still water.
Close-up portrait of an experienced firefighter standing in front of a fire engine.
A solitary lighthouse stands along a quiet shoreline beneath a glowing sunset sky.
A heavily protected industrial worker operates equipment amid a shower of glowing sparks.
A team of horses pulls a freshly cut evergreen tree through a snowy woodland.
A red tractor-trailer travels along a rain-soaked industrial road beneath a threatening sky.
An older woman wearing red glasses reacts with surprise on a snowy city street.
A young girl wearing a pink ballet costume holds a baseball and glove.

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I know this is a website where photography is supposed to be the sensible answer to every problem. But curiosity has always pushed me to find new ways of expressing what I see and feel.

Maybe it began way back with finger paints, then colored pencils, watercolors, a point-and-shoot camera, and then all the other tools that somehow carried me into the middle of this great digital upheaval.

If I remember my history right, even photography came under suspicion in its early days. Like every new medium, it arrived with an expert solemnly announcing the end of art as we knew it. And in certain corners of the art community, it still has not quite been accepted.

The whole subject is controversial, especially now, in our visual world. But what can I say? A lifetime spent making pictures with a camera has only made me more curious as to what else is out there.

And no, I have not gone over to the dark side.

So, these images are no longer photographs.

They were made individually using Midjourney, an AI image-making tool, then worked and reworked until they revealed something that I needed to see.

They are not replacements for my originals. They have become something else. I think of them as Emotional Equivalents.

What’s going on is simple. I’m pulling some favorite photographs from my archive and reimagining them.

I am not abandoning photography. I am returning to my own photographs and asking what else was present when I pressed the shutter: the memory, atmosphere, imagination, and emotion that the camera could not always record literally. Every original photograph here is mine. I’m using Midjourney to reinterpret my own work, not someone else’s.

That’s a legitimate continuation of a lifetime spent making pictures.

If you’re curious about the process, I’d be glad to talk about it.

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