For as long as I can remember – and long before that – I’ve been on the road with my father. Each year, we try to meet up across Australia and beyond – to catch up, slow down and even take some photos together if we’re lucky.

Nature has given me much: refuge, respite and an ever-changing canvas to capture. But as I began to reflect this year, my ledger with nature became far from balanced. 

The flood of high-fidelity images generated by AI has left me feeling uneasy. Many people now struggle to discern genuine from generated – and prioritise convenience over credibility. So where does that leave landscape photography in the age of AI?

Brilliance can be blinding. So by moving beyond sunsets, your photography can become a more meaningful representation of landscapes as they are – not just momentary light shows.