11 Feb Exposed Negative Podcast – #77 – Exploring AI for photographers w/ Daniel Cuthbert

In this episode of Exposed Negative, Daniel Cuthbert, a former fashion and documentary photographer turned cybersecurity expert, discusses the evolving role of AI in photography. He shares his unconventional career path, the financial struggles of documentary photography, and how cybersecurity allowed him to fund passion projects. The conversation explores AI’s benefits in research and workflow efficiency, alongside concerns over authenticity, copyright, and misinformation. Cuthbert reflects on the decline of stock photography, the potential revival of photo blogs, and the future of creative control in a digital landscape. He also shares his love for Leica cameras and film photography while envisioning AI’s role in improving editing processes.

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Here are the shownotes;

Jason P Howe: http://www.jasonphowe.com/
Paramedic project
Google notebook LLM: https://notebooklm.google/
Paul Lowe – Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/28/paul-lowe-obituary
Bitcoin appears in AI generated image: https://petapixel.com/2025/01/09/adobes-generative-ai-jumps-the-shark-adds-bitcoin-to-bird-photo/
Deepseek: https://www.deepseek.com/
Company aiming to remove photographers and Models from Fashion: https://petapixel.com/2025/01/16/ai-company-aims-to-remove-photographers-and-models-from-fashion/
Klarna ditching photographers in favour of AI: https://petapixel.com/2024/06/04/klarna-ceo-says-he-is-spending-less-on-photographers-thanks-to-ai/
Solid Project – Sir Tim Berners Lee: https://solidproject.org/
Swash: https://swashapp.io/
whisper / apple notes: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/whisper-notes-speech-to-text/id6447090616
Local AI Ollama: https://ollama.com/
Perou’s Secret Diary: https://www.secretdiary.perou.co.uk/
Chris Floyd’s blog turned book: https://www.chrisfloyd.com/not-just-pictures/
Egde compute – Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_computing
Glossy look Leica: https://www.parkcameras.com/shop/leica-m11-rangefinder-camera-glossy-black_l014467g
Audi Designed Leica: https://www.designboom.com/technology/leica-m-edition-60-audi-09-17-2014/