Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek

The photographer and director knows how to translate humour into authentic and unpolished pictures. Currently based in Vienna, Koekkoek toys with the absurdity of the everyday life using his highly acclaimed talent for the good, the bad and the ugly - which is beautiful. With his roots in Tyrol/Austria, he moved to New York in 2008 to learn at Magnum Photos. Since then he has released award-winning art publications and exhibited throughout Europe, Asia and the US. Selected editorial clients: Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Monocle, Wallpaper*, Condé Nast, Financial Times, Bloomberg, L’Officiel, Vanity Fair, Times magazine, Office, Freunde von Freunden, brand eins, Baron, Masses, Punkt, Travel Almanac, Nicotine, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Weekender, Zeit Magazin. Selected commercial clients: Adidas, Apple, Arte, Audi, BMW, BMW Mini, Helmut Lang, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, dm, Brandenburg, Austria Tourism Board, Zalando

Who Owns AI Art? Rethinking Authorship in the Age of Algorithms & AI

What happens when a photographer known for unusual snapshots and spontaneous moments starts working with AI? Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek on creative glitches, authorship dilemmas, and why the ‘decisive moment’ in AI is when it gets it wrong.