Although World Photography Day was celebrated on August 19th in Paris, France, in honor of the invention of the daguerreotype in 1839, a group of Venezuelan photographers have showcased their nationally rooted vision and are also defending their craft against the overwhelming influence of social media and artificial intelligence (AI).

That same day, Tuesday the 19th, the Photographers' Meeting was held at the National Art Gallery (GAN) with a series of presentations: "Approaching Synthetic Photography or AI Image Generation," by Frank Araujo; "Photography in Venezuela Today," by Félix Gerardi; "The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Photography," by John Moreno; and "The Photography Collection at the National Information and Documentation Center for the Visual Arts," by Luis Chacín,

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