"Pause reality" - portrait maker Platon on photography, power and AI
Radio Davos1 Maj 2025

"Pause reality" - portrait maker Platon on photography, power and AI

Platon has photographed the most famous and powerful people of recent times, but his latest book is portraits of human rights activists, the poor and oppressed.

In this interview, first published on Meet the Leader, he talks about the enduring power of photography in the age of AI, and why the most powerful people are often the most scared.

This interview was first published on Meet the Leader.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUGFUza2ec&t=536s

Read more: "Learn first, judge later" – photographer Platon on making portraits of dictators and the downtrodden: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/platon-the-photographer-of-power-and-the-powerless/

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