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MOST MAGAZINE - ISSUE 78 31MOSTMAGAZINE Q: WITH THE RISE OF AI AND DIGITAL ADVANCEMENTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, WHERE DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF FASHION AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY HEADING? A: At the moment, I find it difficult to predict. When photography transitioned from analog to digital, many saw it as the end of the world, but that was a different situation%u2014everything still had to be created in real life first. Today, with AI, simply entering a prompt can generate entire models and people, which honestly scares me a little.I don%u2019t think manual photography will ever completely disappear, but with so many people excited about AI technology and the associated lower costs, the decline of traditional photography could be even more significant. While I believe the art scene will continue to thrive, I see even more challenges ahead for commercial advertising photography. Q: MANY PHOTOGRAPHERS STRUGGLE TO DEVELOP A DISTINCT PERSONAL STYLE. HOW DID YOU CULTIVATE YOURS, AND WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THOSE STILL SEARCHING FOR THEIR VISUAL IDENTITY? A: Some photographers are fortunate to find their style quickly, while others take much longer%u2014and some don%u2019t actively seek a style at all, even though they may have already developed one naturally.For me, photographing in series helped a lot. In the beginning, I would showcase individual, unconnected images from a shoot, each edited in a completely different way. While this experimentation is crucial for learning%u2014especially early on%u2014it%u2019s incredibly beneficial to work on creating a cohesive series that tells a story, much like an editorial. Limiting myself to just one camera and one lens helped me focus purely on composition and design. Reducing images to black and white also played a significant role in refining my style.