09/02/2026
✨Long post but please read✨
I wasn’t planning on making this post, but I feel like I need to say something.
As a photographer, I have always taken the responsibility of photographing people seriously. But with everything happening surrounding AI, image generation, and what can now be done with photographs of real people, I feel like that responsibility has become even bigger.
And honestly? I’m uncomfortable.😳
I had planned on sharing a beautiful one-year-old’s birthday gallery today. A sweet little baby celebrating a huge milestone with their family. But I sat there looking at those images and thought about what AI is capable of doing with photographs of real people — especially children.
And I couldn’t bring myself to post them.
Maybe some people will think that’s dramatic. I don’t.
Children cannot consent to what happens to their images online. Their parents trust us to make that decision for them.
That means I have a responsibility to be extremely careful with every image I put out into the world.
Your child’s face shouldn’t be treated like content that anyone can manipulate, alter, or use in ways you never consented to.
Your child’s photographs aren’t just “pictures.” They’re your babies. They’re your memories. And they’re moments you’re trusting someone else to capture.
Because of this, I will also be reviewing my previous and future posts for images where children are present. I may choose to remove, archive, or stop sharing certain images moving forward. This isn’t because I don’t love those photographs or the families I’ve had the privilege of photographing. It’s because I believe protecting the people in those photographs has to come first.
The same goes for every one of my clients.
Your face is yours. Your body is yours. Your children are yours. Your memories are yours.
A photograph of you should never be treated like permission to create whatever someone else wants.
I will continue educating myself, reviewing my policies, and changing how I handle client images when necessary to better protect the people who trust me.
I would rather post less. I would rather have fewer images on my feed. I would rather disappoint the algorithm.
Than compromise the safety or privacy of a child.
I became a photographer to preserve real moments. Not to give the world permission to manufacture something from them.
So if you’ve trusted me with your family, your children, your body, or your story:
I see that trust. I respect it. And I will protect it. 🤍📸
