there are no children here.

“For thousands of years men dreamed of pacts with demons. Only now are such things possible. And what would you be paid with? What would your price be, for aiding this thing to free itself and grow?”

― William Gibson, Neuromancer

Street photography carries with it implicit ethical tension, particularly when its subject is children. In this body of work, the children originally present in the images have been removed using artificial intelligence.

But the use of AI raises its own unresolved questions concerning authorship, consent, labor, and origin. Where did the AI's training data come from? How was it collected? Is it acceptable to use AI in any original art, under any circumstances? And what will its effects be on future generations?

There are no children here, then, has a triple meaning: the literal erasure of children from the photographic frame; the indeterminate impact that emerging technologies may have on future generations; and the absence of childlike vulnerability or accountability within the corporate and technological structures responsible for developing these tools.