Snap happy: Irish photographers on the story behind their favourite photographs
Photographer Alen MacWeeney reflects on his career and the process of capturing iconic images, specifically his work documenting the sources of W.B. Yeats's poetry. The article explores the enduring value of photography in an era increasingly influenced by AI-generated imagery.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of traditional artistic photography and the evolving landscape of digital media and AI.
Millions of images are now taken every moment. Photos snapped on smartphones, some cherished, some posted, but most quickly forgotten. And then there are those powerful images that seem to capture everything important in a moment. Some can even be life-changing.
But what would photographers choose as their favourite photographs from their own vast archives?
As the spectre of AI haunts contemporary image making, these photographs show how much the lens still matters.
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