They Were There

• Prize
  Gold in Special/AI Generated Images
• Photographer
  Kim Harim, Korea, Republic of
• Date of Photograph
  2025-09-15

Truly "nonexistent" cannot even be declared to have "never existed" in the first place.


① Data is divided into allocated and unallocated, but semiconductor systems that recognize this distinction exist.


② Even the artistry of expressed and unexpressed things leaves traces in reality through brain activity.


③ Generative AI is a return to creation, conjuring a world that feels like reality through the combination of the desire for expression, human visual judgment, and the presence or absence of stored data.

Awards - Mensa Korea PhotoCup 2025 Excellence Award
- 2026 International Photo Awards Professional 1st, Honorable, 3x Official Selection, Non-Professional 2nd, 3x Honorable, 5x Official Selection
- 2025 International Photo Awards Professional, amateur (Dual Honorable)
- 2024 Tokyo International Foto Awards (Gold)
- 2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards (Silver, Bronze, 5x Honorable)
- 2025 Budapest International Foto Awards (Gold, Bronze)
- 11TH Fine Art Photography Awards (Experimental, Amateur Nominees)
- 12TH Fine Art Photography Awards Professional, amateur (Dual Nominees)
- Mensa Korea (Regular Member)