On Wednesday, the 4th of October, 2023, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, held a workshop on photography entitled (Artificial Intelligence and its relation with Photography) for teachers and students of both departments of Media and Media Technology.
At the beginning of the workshop, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University welcomed the teachers and students and said: “We are very pleased to hold this meeting with the teachers and students of the Technical Department of Media. Ladies and Gentlemen, we as the Presidency of Erbil Polytechnic University have been working together with THM University for more than two years in several projects within the framework of the internationalization strategy of our university. This workshop is one of the joint works that we organize with the help of Professor Klaus, an expert in the field of photography, in order to introduce teachers and students in the Technical Department of Media and Media on the latest sciences of photography.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, we all know how important the work of photographers is in society, how a photograph can become historical evidence for nations, and photographs can evoke human emotions, whether beautiful or unpleasant. Therefore, we all know what an important role the photographer has in journalism, so we thought it important and we liked that these gentlemen from the German university can cooperate with us Then comes the issue of artificial intelligence and the relationship with photography, as we all know today, artificial intelligence in all spheres of life and in all areas of life has played a very important role. Therefore, it was important for us to hear from Professor Klaus about the effects of artificial intelligence on photographers today. I hope our teachers and students will be able to benefit more from his experience and knowledge during the two days he came from Germany. Thank you again for attending, and I wish you success.”
Then, the workshop topics were then presented by Mr. Klaus. The Directorate of the International Relations of the Presidency of the University supervised the workshop and led by Professor Dr. Klaus Schmidt, a lecturer in photography at TGM University, Germany. He introduced the latest science and techniques of photography to the teachers and students of the Department of Media Techniques at the Erbil Polytechnic University who received great benefits from his lectures.
