09/02/2026
🚨 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY 🚨
I have made the decision that I will no longer post identifiable images of children on my photography page, signed release or not.
This decision comes after the recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material depicting fictional children. The court held that, under existing Supreme Court precedent, the First Amendment protects the private, in-home possession of certain virtual material that does not depict real children. At the same time, the court openly acknowledged the serious concerns created by how realistic today’s AI technology has become. (Justia Law)
For me, that is enough.
As a photographer, I have access to images of children every single day. I take that responsibility seriously. I don’t want to contribute to a world where innocent photographs of children can potentially be manipulated, misused, or fed into technology in ways their parents never intended.
If our laws and technology aren’t doing enough to protect children, then I believe we have a responsibility to do what we can ourselves.
My clients’ privacy and the safety of their children will always come before my business or social media presence.
Because of that, I will also be going back through my page and removing previously posted identifiable images of children.
This isn’t about fear.
This isn’t about abandoning social media.
And it certainly isn’t about questioning the trust my clients have placed in me.
It’s about taking that trust seriously.
Children deserve to have their images protected. And if I can take one additional step toward protecting them, I will. ❤️
