Emily Keegin

Yeah, if we just look at the history of photography and what it did for painting,

And how painting still sells at a much higher price point than any photograph ever taken.

And it's because of the human hand attached to the act of painting.

And not about how much time it takes for a photograph to be made by a professional photographer, because we know that a professional photographer could take years to create a piece of art and it will still sell for less.

And we have to ask ourselves why.

Because it's not just about the amount of time put in, but about how we understand the role of machine in creating a piece of art and whether or not we value

machine-made objects and art as much as we value art and objects that are made with the human hand.

Okay, I'm going to answer your question, but I keep thinking about, you know how whenever there's a flood, there's a photograph that shows up of a shark in floodwaters?

Mm-hmm.

That's like years old.

And every time I'm like, oh, oh, wait, no, that's fake.

You forget every time.

I forget every time.

So I don't think there's a way, honestly.

I think that the reason you know that there's not sharks swimming in the flood outside your door is because it's not in the papers of the New York Times.

I think that at this point, the only way to know if an image is quote unquote real is if the person who's trafficking it is a place or a person that you trust and is verified.

Listen, if you dress yourself up as a cat dancing, just send it to me.