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Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules

A golden trophy dissolving into pixels beside a shattering landscape photograph
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Mara Reyes · Senior Correspondent · 2026-10-15 · 3 min read

Count. Let's count manually. A1 prize-winning2 photograph3 in4 Nikon’s5 Small6 World7 in8 Motion9 contest10 has11 been12 revealed13 as14 AI-generated15 prompting16 backlash17 from18 entrants19 and20 raising21 fresh22 questions23 about24 authenticity25 in26 photography27 competitions28. The29 camera-maker30 said31 it32 had33 removed34 the35 award36 after37 discovering38 that39 the40 winning41 image42 which43 capt

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