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Mitchel Lensink

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Closer #010

SHOCKER: Asking AI for a direct replication of your work will give you a direct replication of your work. But does it really?
Mitchel Lensink

by Mitchel Lensink

The image shared with ChatGPT as input.
Zandvoort, The Netherlands—August 26th, 2020.
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This weekly experiment is on an indefinite hold, until significant AI-advancements have been made.

Curious about the conclusions? Read Photography in the Age of AI (2025): Lessons From 25 Weeks of Experimentation

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Welcome to Closer,

A weekly experiment in AI interpretation: I share a photo, ask AI to describe it, then generate an image from that description. This week we're skipping the description part though, for the sake of experimentation.

Human experience → photo → AI image. Edition #010.

Prompts are in grey boxes. Descriptions are in italics.

LLMs used

GPT-4o for image interpretation and image generation.

The input

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Please replicate this image.
The image shared with ChatGPT as input.
The image shared with ChatGPT as input.

The image above is part of my black and white square-format photography project made during the winter of 2020/2021. Take a look at the project page to find out more.

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The output

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