A photographer has been disqualified from a picture competition after his real photograph won in the AI image category. Miles Astray entered a real, albeit surreal photo of a flamingo into the #AI category of the 1839 Color #Photography Awards which the judges not only placed third but it also won the People’s Vote Award.
https://petapixel.com/2024/06/12/photographer-disqualified-from-ai-image-contest-after-winning-with-real-photo/