[{"id":3036,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-evidence-or-illusion\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-evidence-or-illusion","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Evidence or Illusion?","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"14th Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-14 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-17 15:24:43","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-17 15:24:43","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Storytelling<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Storytelling<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/art\/' rel='post_tag'>art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/authenticity\/' rel='post_tag'>authenticity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/ethics\/' rel='post_tag'>ethics<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/evidence\/' rel='post_tag'>evidence<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/illusion\/' rel='post_tag'>illusion<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/perception\/' rel='post_tag'>perception<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/philosophy\/' rel='post_tag'>philosophy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photography\/' rel='post_tag'>photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/truth\/' rel='post_tag'>truth<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/visual-culture\/' rel='post_tag'>visual culture<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":24,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Photographs have long been treated as trustworthy witnesses, yet they are equally adept at deceiving. From courtroom exhibits to family albums, the image sits uneasily between fact and interpretation. In this week\u2019s long read we explore whether photography can ever be considered reliable evidence, or whether it is always, at heart, an illusion. We\u2019ll weigh the arguments on both sides, tracing history, philosophy, and practice, before leaving you to decide where the balance lies."},{"id":3022,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-street-photography-art-or-invasion-of-privacy\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-street-photography-art-or-invasion-of-privacy","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Street Photography - Art or Invasion of Privacy?","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"7th Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-07 08:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-17 15:04:11","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-17 15:04:11","commentCount":"7","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-history-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography History and Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-history-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography History and Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":26,"sec":22},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Street photography has always walked a fine line between celebration and intrusion. For some, it is the purest form of photographic art\u2014unposed, unscripted, and alive with the energy of the everyday. For others, it raises uncomfortable questions about consent, dignity, and the right to be left alone. In this week\u2019s Friday Long Read, I explore whether candid images taken in public are a vital cultural record or an invasion of personal privacy, weighing both sides of a debate that refuses to settle."},{"id":2933,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-photography-and-the-problem-of-truth\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-photography-and-the-problem-of-truth","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Photography and the Problem of Truth","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"31st Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-31 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-06 12:14:19","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-06 12:14:19","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":26,"sec":42},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Every photograph carries the weight of a claim: this happened, here, in this way. Yet the moment we look closer, that claim begins to unravel. A photograph is never the whole story; it is a fragment, framed and filtered through the photographer\u2019s choices. The so\u2011called \u201ctruth\u201d of an image lies not only in what it shows but also in what it leaves out. This tension\u2014between evidence and interpretation, between fact and fiction\u2014is what makes photography such a fascinating, and troubling, medium."},{"id":2419,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-the-algorithm-as-curator\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-the-algorithm-as-curator","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: The Algorithm as Curator","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"24th Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-24 10:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-24 12:50:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-24 11:50:02","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/museums\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Museums<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/museums\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Museums<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/algorithms\/' rel='post_tag'>algorithms<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/art-criticism\/' rel='post_tag'>art criticism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/contemporary-art\/' rel='post_tag'>Contemporary Art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/curation\/' rel='post_tag'>curation<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/digital-culture\/' rel='post_tag'>digital culture<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographic-art\/' rel='post_tag'>photographic art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photography\/' rel='post_tag'>photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/social-media\/' rel='post_tag'>social media<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/technology-and-art\/' rel='post_tag'>technology and art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/visual-culture\/' rel='post_tag'>visual culture<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":29,"sec":23},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Open Instagram or TikTok and the images feel strangely deliberate, as if someone has arranged them with care. But there is no human curator here, only an algorithm quietly deciding what rises to the surface and what disappears."},{"id":1912,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-the-history-of-doing-it-all-in-camera-as-a-badge-of-honour\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-the-history-of-doing-it-all-in-camera-as-a-badge-of-honour","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: The History of \u201cDoing it All in Camera\u201d as a Badge of Honour","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"17th Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-17 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-11 16:19:03","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-11 16:19:03","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/creative-editing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Creative Editing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/creative-editing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Creative Editing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/ai-in-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>AI in photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/darkroom\/' rel='post_tag'>darkroom<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/digital-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>digital photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/film-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>film photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/in-camera\/' rel='post_tag'>in camera<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/kodak\/' rel='post_tag'>Kodak<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/lightroom\/' rel='post_tag'>Lightroom<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographic-authenticity\/' rel='post_tag'>photographic authenticity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photography-history\/' rel='post_tag'>photography history<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photoshop\/' rel='post_tag'>Photoshop<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":25,"sec":46},"status":"publish","excerpt":"From the earliest days of photography to today\u2019s AI\u2011driven tools, the claim of \u201cdoing it all in camera\u201d has shifted in meaning. In the nineteenth century, the badge of honour lay in mastering the entire process: chemistry, optics, and printing, rather than in\u2011camera purity. With Kodak came the divide between pressing the button and controlling the darkroom. The twentieth century sharpened the split between decisive\u2011moment purists and darkroom interpreters, while the digital era reframed it as SOOC versus Photoshop. Today, AI has blurred the line further still, raising the question of whether the phrase carries any weight in a world where software can invent what the lens never saw."},{"id":1679,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-the-sea-as-metaphor-fluidity-depth-and-the-sublime-in-photography\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-the-sea-as-metaphor-fluidity-depth-and-the-sublime-in-photography","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: The Sea as Metaphor: Fluidity, Depth, and the Sublime in Photography","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"10th Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-10 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-23 00:57:39","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-22 23:57:39","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art & Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/nature-and-the-environment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Nature and the Environment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-as-art\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography as Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art & Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/nature-and-the-environment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Nature and the Environment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-as-art\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography as Art<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/artandenvironment\/' rel='post_tag'>ArtAndEnvironment<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/emotionalimagery\/' rel='post_tag'>EmotionalImagery<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/fluidityanddepth\/' rel='post_tag'>FluidityAndDepth<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/landscapenarrative\/' rel='post_tag'>LandscapeNarrative<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/metaphoricalart\/' rel='post_tag'>MetaphoricalArt<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/natureasmetaphor\/' rel='post_tag'>NatureAsMetaphor<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/oceanphotography\/' rel='post_tag'>OceanPhotography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographicpoetry\/' rel='post_tag'>PhotographicPoetry<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/seaassymbol\/' rel='post_tag'>SeaAsSymbol<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/sublimeinnature\/' rel='post_tag'>SublimeInNature<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":27,"sec":12},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The sea has always been more than water. In photography it becomes a shifting metaphor: fluid yet repetitive, deep yet surface\u2011bound, sublime yet banal, crisis and renewal. This long read explores how artists and photographers have turned to the ocean not only as subject but as symbol, revealing its power to mirror both the world and our inner lives."},{"id":1584,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-where-does-the-photograph-end-and-the-artwork-begin\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-where-does-the-photograph-end-and-the-artwork-begin","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Where Does the Photograph End and the Artwork Begin?","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"3rd Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-03 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-23 14:57:54","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-23 13:57:54","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art & Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-history\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-as-art\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography as Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art & Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-history\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art History<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-as-art\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography as Art<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/artisticintent\/' rel='post_tag'>ArtisticIntent<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/arttheory\/' rel='post_tag'>ArtTheory<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/documentaryvsart\/' rel='post_tag'>DocumentaryVsArt<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/imageconstruction\/' rel='post_tag'>ImageConstruction<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photoethics\/' rel='post_tag'>PhotoEthics<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographicmanipulation\/' rel='post_tag'>PhotographicManipulation<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographyasart\/' rel='post_tag'>PhotographyAsArt<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/truthinimages\/' rel='post_tag'>TruthInImages<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/viewerinterpretation\/' rel='post_tag'>ViewerInterpretation<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/visualperception\/' rel='post_tag'>VisualPerception<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":27,"sec":9},"status":"publish","excerpt":"We often assume a photograph tells the truth. But from its invention, photographers have shaped, staged, and manipulated their images. So when does a photograph stop being a document and start being a work of art? The answer is more fluid than you think, and it depends as much on you, the viewer, as it does on the photographer."},{"id":1461,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-are-producers-of-ai-art-artists-or-clients\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-are-producers-of-ai-art-artists-or-clients","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Are Producers of AI \"Art\" Artists or Clients?","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"26th Sep, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-09-26 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-23 10:13:03","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-23 09:13:03","commentCount":"10","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art & Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/technology-and-innovation\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Technology and Innovation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art & Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/technology-and-innovation\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Technology and Innovation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/aiandart\/' rel='post_tag'>AIandArt<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/aiartdebate\/' rel='post_tag'>AIArtDebate<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/artcommission\/' rel='post_tag'>ArtCommission<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/authorshipinai\/' rel='post_tag'>AuthorshipInAI<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/conceptualauthorship\/' rel='post_tag'>ConceptualAuthorship<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/creativeagency\/' rel='post_tag'>CreativeAgency<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/digitalcreativity\/' rel='post_tag'>DigitalCreativity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/generativeart\/' rel='post_tag'>GenerativeArt<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/humanvsmachine\/' rel='post_tag'>HumanVsMachine<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/philosophyofart\/' rel='post_tag'>PhilosophyOfArt<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":27,"sec":42},"status":"publish","excerpt":"It feels obvious at first. Commission a painter with your vision and you remain the patron, not the artist. Yet when an AI system translates your words into an image, the question becomes less certain: is authorship yours, or have you simply commissioned another kind of maker?"}]
The Friday Long Read
The Friday Long Read is a weekly essay series exploring photography, art, and technology in depth. Each piece runs to several thousand words, designed not for skimming but for sitting with — essays that balance opinion and fact, history and speculation, image and idea. Whether unpacking the role of algorithms in shaping culture or tracing the symbolism of a single photograph, these long reads invite reflection and conversation rather than quick takes.