In a world where artificial intelligence can conjure up any image you can imagine—portraits of people who never existed, perfect sunsets in places that don’t exist—it’s easy to wonder: is photography still necessary?
My answer? Absolutely. Now more than ever.
AI images are impressive.
They can be beautiful, surreal, flawless.
But here’s the thing they can’t be: real.
Real photography documents what actually happened.
It preserves truth—your truth.
It captures moments you lived, people you love, and places you’ve stood with your own two feet.
Photos Are Time Capsules
A photograph taken today is a gift to your future self. It’s proof you were there—alive in that moment, feeling what you felt.
It’s the gender reveal.
The way your dog looked at you.
The tears in your mom’s eyes as she helped you get ready on your wedding day.
The way your baby gripped your finger like it was the whole world.
AI can simulate this—but it can’t feel it.
It can’t freeze the tiny nuances of real life: your posture, your expression, the light in your eyes.
And that’s where photography becomes priceless.
Not just as an art form, but as an emotional archive of your life.
Authenticity Matters
We live in a world flooded with digital noise. Social media is full of curated perfection, and now AI makes it even easier to generate a fake version of anything. But the more digital fluff we see, the more we crave something real.
A photo of you and the people you love, unfiltered and unforced, becomes more than just a picture—it becomes a memory anchor. Something you’ll pass down. Something someone might hold in their hands decades from now and say, “This was them. This was their life.”
Connection Is Human
As a photographer, I’m not just taking pictures—I’m witnessing. I’m noticing the little things others might miss and holding space for them to be remembered.
AI might analyze pixels. But it doesn’t feel.
It doesn’t know how much that moment meant to you.
It doesn’t know your story.
But I do.
I take the time to understand your love, your quirks, your energy. And I translate that into images you’ll actually want to keep forever.
Think about it—how often do we stop and appreciate what our lives actually look like?
We’re always on to the next thing. But photography says: pause. Remember this.
Because your baby’s tiny feet won’t be tiny forever.
Because you might forget what your partner’s laugh looked like when you first got engaged.
Because there’s no rewind button in real life.
Photography gives us that rare gift: the ability to look back and feel again.
Because Life Moves Fast
Because it’s real. Because it’s human.
Because it captures what actually happened—beautiful or messy, joyful or raw.
And because one day, when the screens are off and the apps have changed, those printed images in your hand will still hold meaning.
So… Why Does Photography Still Matter?
Photography isn’t about perfection.
It’s about presence.
It’s about remembering what matters.
And that will never go out of style.
If this resonated with you…
And you’re ready to freeze a moment in time—just as it is, beautifully real—I’d be honored to photograph it for you.
-KAT