Photographic Practice
Robi Gallardo on AI, Mobile Photography and Creativity
AI, Agency and the Human Imagination: In Conversation with Robi Gallardo Artificial intelligence has become impossible to ignore. Whether quietly enhancing the photographs we make on our smartphones or generating entirely synthetic images from a line of text, AI is redefining the boundaries of photography at remarkable speed. Yet while the technology continues to evolve, the questions it raises are far older than the software itself. What makes an image ours? Where does authorship begin and end? Can a machine ever replicate lived experience, or merely imitate its appearance? These are questions I continue to explore through this ongoing interview series for TheAppWhisperer. Rather than focusing on the technology alone,…
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Best AI Video Generator Apps (2026): 15 Tools Compared
Artificial intelligence has transformed video creation at a pace few could have predicted. What began as amusing, often surreal animations generated from simple text prompts has evolved into an ecosystem of sophisticated creative tools capable of producing cinematic sequences, realistic camera movement, convincing character animation, and visually striking short films in a matter of minutes. For photographers, filmmakers, marketers, and content creators alike, AI video is no longer an experiment. It has become another creative medium. Artificial intelligence has spent much of the past three years dominating headlines, provoking equal measures of excitement and anxiety. Much of that discussion has focused on what AI might become. Video generation is different.…
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Robi Gallardo on AI, Mobile Photography and Creativity
Best Android Camera Apps for Professional Photographers (2026)
The Best Android Camera Apps (2026): 15 Professional Apps for RAW Photography, Manual Control and Video Android photography has reached a fascinating point in its evolution. For years, serious photographers largely overlooked the platform, believing that the most capable mobile imaging experience belonged exclusively to the iPhone. That perception is now badly out of date. Today’s flagship Android smartphones from manufacturers including Samsung, Google, Sony, Xiaomi, Vivo and OnePlus possess imaging systems capable of producing remarkably sophisticated photographs. Larger sensors, computational imaging, RAW workflows and increasingly advanced manual controls have transformed what can be achieved with a device that fits comfortably into a pocket. Just as importantly, Android offers photographers…
Best Camera Apps for Street Photography (2026): The Complete Guide
The Best Camera Apps for Street Photography (2026): The Complete Guide to Photographing the Decisive Moment There is a peculiar irony at the heart of contemporary street photography. Never before have so many people carried cameras capable of producing extraordinary photographs, yet never before has it become so difficult to make images that feel genuinely observed rather than merely processed. Smartphones now perform astonishing feats of computational wizardry, blending exposures, removing unwanted objects, sharpening details that scarcely existed in the original scene and brightening shadows until every alleyway resembles a studio. The results are often technically impressive, but technical perfection has never been the ambition of street photography. If anything,…
Best AI Tools for Photographers (2026)
The Complete Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Photography Workflows Artifical Intelligence has become one of the most significant developments in photography since the transition from film to digital. Yet despite the rapid pace of innovation, many photographers remain understandably divided about its role. For some, AI represents an exciting opportunity to automate repetitive tasks, improve image quality and streamline complex workflows. For others, it raises important questions about authenticity, creativity and the future of photographic practice itself. The truth lies somewhere between these two positions. Artificial intelligence is not a single technology, nor is it replacing photographers overnight. Instead, it has quietly become embedded throughout the photographic workflow. Many of…
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AI and Photography Interview Series: Bonobo Stone on Authenticity, Evolution and Modern-Day Cave Painting
Introduction There are few artists embracing artificial intelligence as unapologetically as Bonobo Stone. While much of the conversation surrounding AI focuses on questions of authenticity, copyright and creative ownership, Stone approaches the technology from an entirely different perspective—not as a replacement for artistic practice but as a rich source of raw material to be transformed through collage, experimentation and human imagination. The works accompanying this interview reflect that philosophy. Combining bold black-and-white forms with echoes of cave painting, ritual masks, symbolic portraiture and contemporary graphic design, Stone creates images that feel both ancient and futuristic. AI serves as the starting point rather than the destination; generated elements are cut apart,…
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Robi Gallardo on AI, Mobile Photography and Creativity
The Best Photography Books Every Serious Photographer Should Read (2026 Reading List)
How This Reading Guide Is Organised Whether you’re studying for a BA, MA, MFA or PhD, or simply want to deepen your understanding of photography, this guide… These books will change the way you think about photography, not simply how you make photographs. One of the questions I’m asked most often by photographers preparing for postgraduate study is surprisingly simple: What should I be reading? Photography is one of those rare disciplines where the most influential books often have very little to say about cameras. Instead, they challenge how we think about images, memory, ethics, representation, politics and ultimately ourselves. Over the past few years, as I’ve developed my own…
AI and Photography: Gianluca Ricoveri on Truth, Memory and Presence
Introduction In this latest conversation for my ongoing AI and Photography interview series, I speak with Italian photographer and artist Gianluca Ricoveri, whose work many readers will already know through TheAppWhisperer and our print store, where I have the privilege of representing his collection. Gianluca’s photographs – from his contemplative Tuscan landscapes to his richly observed botanical studies – have long carried a profound sense of stillness, intimacy and emotional attention. That quality feels especially relevant within this discussion on artificial intelligence. Gianluca’s images are rooted in observation, patience and lived experience – qualities that increasingly feel at odds with the speed and synthetic fluency of AI-generated imagery. His work…
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Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with Lou Ann Sanford Donahue from Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Mobile Artists on Their Artistry – Interview with Patty Larson from Monterrey, Mexico
Mobile Photography & Art – ‘Intimate Interview’ with Susan Latty (@pause.and.breathe) from Sydney, Australia
Best Photography Residencies 2026: 8 Artist Retreats to Apply For
Best Photography Residencies and Artist Retreats for Photographers in 2026 One thing I have learnt since beginning my career as a photojournalist in 1997 is that sometimes the most valuable thing a photographer can receive is not money, nor publication, nor even recognition. It is time. Time away from expectation. Time away from the relentless pressure to produce, upload and perform. Time away from trends, algorithms and the increasingly accelerated cycle of contemporary image-making. Time to think, to experiment, to fail and to return to an idea without feeling the need to explain it before it has fully formed. That, for me, is where residencies become important. Over the years…
How to Edit a Photography Portfolio (2026)
How to Edit a Photography Portfolio (2026) Editing a photography portfolio is one of the most difficult parts of photographic practice. Making the work is one thing; deciding what stays, what goes, and what ultimately speaks for you is something else entirely. Over the years, whether preparing work for exhibitions, competitions, funding applications or postgraduate study, I’ve found that editing is often where the real shape of a project begins to emerge. A strong portfolio is rarely about showing everything. It’s about showing enough. One of the most common mistakes photographers make is overloading a portfolio with too many images. The instinct is understandable. We become attached to…
