Red Cathedral

If you tell me that you don't use AI then I believe you.  However I do use it. It's incorporated in the latest generation of Sony cameras, in photo editing software like Photoshop, Topaz Labs, Luminar, Lightroom,.. Video editors like Runway use it. It's in your phone, your car, your house, your browser and it's evolving faster than any scifi author could have imagined 10 years ago.  AI is everywhere and just like the climatic abberations humanity has caused: it's here to stay and to change our lives. The cyberpunk dystopia that was imagined in the last decennia of the 20th century is our present.. and so is all the corporate/religious/state control, the fear-mongering, the lack of common sense, the self-destructive behaviour for short term wins/profits, the dumbing down, the fear/hate for the unknown, the lack of schooling that opens the mind instead of turning bright young people into worker ants who only believe those who yell the hardest, the black/white thinki...

You should know that a courtisane is very different from a concubine, yet many people seem to mix both up. The same goes for steampunk and dieselpunk or for pirates and buccaneers,  just to name few. But you know what: when it comes to costuming & enjoying a renaissance fair, I can live with the latter mix-up's. Last weekend was the annual high mass of fantasy costuming in the Lowlands: Elfia .. formerly known as the Elf Fantasy Fair .. and before putting my thoughts about the event on the screen let me inform you: All photos are HERE on Flickr A short video will go to Clapper & maybe Instagram (once the photos are ready) Updates on my progress will be on Facebook ( also the best place to seek contact ) Video 01: A postapocalyptic future Video 02: A magical kingdom . I won't talk about the prices of entry & parking. Enough has been said. Enough people have cancelled their presence due to it. Still Elfia sold out, so enough people are willing to pay anything...