AI SYMPOSIUM 2025 -

BEYOND THE LENS

Sunday, May 25 | Photography Studies College, Melbourne

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant concept—it’s here, woven into our creative tools, media landscapes, and visual languages. From generative image models and algorithmic editing to smart workflows and machine-aided design, AI is reshaping not just how we make images, but what an image can be.

For photographers, designers, artists, and media makers, this moment is both thrilling and uncertain. Long-held ideas about authorship, originality, process, and truth are being questioned and reimagined. AI challenges the boundaries between human vision and machine vision, between intention and automation.

And yet, within this disruption lies possibility. New tools bring new forms. New limitations spark new creativity.

The AI Symposium 2025 invites you into this conversation—not just to witness the shift, but to participate in it. Whether you're an artist experimenting with prompts, a photographer navigating shifting workflows, or a curious observer of culture and technology, this is your space to engage, question, and explore the evolving landscape of image-making.

 

What to Expect

Join us for a one-day event exploring the future of image-making at the intersection of artificial intelligence and creativity. Hosted by Photography Studies College (PSC)—a leader in photography education for over 50 years—the symposium brings together artists, educators, technologists, and curious minds.

You’ll experience:

• Keynote presentations from creative and industry leaders

• Panel discussions with artists, technologists and educators

• Live demos of AI tools and creative workflows

• A curated AI image exhibition

Opportunities to connect and collaborate with the creative tech community

 

 Workshop

AI in Creative Workflows – Workshop with Tim Kitchen (Adobe)
Join Tim Kitchen, Senior Education Specialist at Adobe, for an engaging and practical workshop exploring the role of artificial intelligence in creative workflows.
This session will unpack how AI is transforming the way creatives approach image-making, storytelling, and design — offering new ways to ideate, iterate, and produce. Tim will guide participants through the opportunities and challengesAI presents, with a focus on how to use these tools ethically and effectively.
Ideal for students, artists, and professionals wanting to better understand the real-world impact of AI on creative practice.

 

 

AI Image Awards + Exhibition

As part of the symposium, we’re hosting the AI Image Awards, an open competition for artists, students and professionals using AI in their creative process.

Finalists will be selected to have their work professionally printed and exhibited at PSC during the event.

More Information and Entry Form

 

Tickets

General Admission – $35
Student Admission – $20
General Admission + Workshop – $65
Student Admission + Workshop – $35

Includes access to all talks, the exhibition, and the livestream.

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Location

Photography Studies College (PSC)
37-47 Thistlethwaite St, South Melbourne

 

Can’t Attend In Person?

We’ll be live-streaming the event so you can tune in from anywhere in the world