Lately, I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT’s new image generator. At first, I approached it with cautious curiosity. As someone who’s deeply rooted in visual storytelling and artistic exploration, I tend to be a little protective of my creative process. But something about the ease and flexibility of this new version caught my attention.

What I appreciate most is how quickly it is at prototyping concepts. I can describe a mood, a scene, or even a feeling, and within minutes I have something visual to respond to. It’s like tossing ideas into the universe and having them echo back with form and color. Sometimes the results are exactly what I envisioned — other times, they surprise me in ways that push my thinking in new directions. It’s becoming a kind of creative sparring partner, throwing back visual riffs that I can build on, critique, or remix into something entirely my own.

The right image is from this past January, just outside of my hotel in Osaka, Japan.