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I am Alper Yesiltas, a lawyer and photographer living in Istanbul, Turkey. I've been imagining scenes and capturing memories for about 19 years now. During that time, some of my photos have been edited worldwide in books, magazines, exhibitions, and websites and were awarded in several photo contests.

I would like to share with you the first collection of images of my AI-based project called "As if nothing happened". Behind this project lies the question of "how would people look photo-realistically if some great events had not happened to them". I look forward to your feedback and suggestions.

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Freddie Mercury

AI-generated image depicting an elderly celebrity with glasses and suspenders.

I wish he hadn't got that disease.

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With the development of AI technology, I've been excited for a while, thinking that "anything imaginable can be shown in reality". When I started tinkering with technology, I saw what I could do and thought about what would make me the happiest. I wanted to see some of the people I missed again in front of me and that's how this project emerged.

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    Heath Ledger

    AI-generated image of a celebrity, imagined alive today, with curly hair and a thoughtful expression.

    I wish he hadn't been affected by the exhaustion of his role.

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    GoGoPDX
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was one celebrity OD death that shocked me. I honestly did not know he struggled with SAD.

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    Janis Joplin

    AI-generated image of a celebrity, imagined if alive today, with long wavy hair and a patterned vest.

    I wish she hadn't sought the inspiration she needed elsewhere.

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    Danni
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her story breaks my heart, So much talent and so little support and love. she deserved better.

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    The hardest part of the creative process for me is making the image feel "real" to me. The moment I like the most is when I think the image in front of me looks very realistic as if it was taken by a photographer.

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    I am using various software programs. The time it takes for me to create one fully finished image varies, but I would say it takes a while for an image to feel "real" to me.

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    Michael Jackson

    AI-generated image of a smiling man with curly hair and a beard in a vintage shirt.

    I wish he hadn't faced vitiligo.

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    New Everywhere
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely love seeing this. Michael was naturally super handsome and it would've been wonderful to see him like this

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    Kurt Cobain

    AI-generated image of a celebrity, with long hair, sitting inside a vehicle, looking towards the camera.

    I wish he had decided to stay.

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    GoGoPDX
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow!! I always think of Kurt as older than me. I was 14 and a HUGE Nirvana fan when he died. It always breaks my heart when I realize that he was only and will forever be 27! Still so young and so much life ahead of him. This picture really gets me right in the heart!

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    There are 10 images so far in this project, I want to extend it but I want to do it in a selective way, so the process is a little bit slow for me. For future projects, there are various things I imagine about real life using AI technology. Like "Life in 2050" and "Alternate Museum".

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    Jimi Hendrix

    AI-generated image of an elderly musician in vintage attire.

    I wish he hadn't sought the inspiration he needed elsewhere.

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    Detroit Citizen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see this and can picture him in retirement jammin out on a stoop teaching the younger generations how to shred.

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    John Lennon

    AI-generated image of an elderly man with white hair and beard, smiling broadly against a plain background.

    I wish he hadn't been in New York that day.

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    #8

    Bruce Lee

    Elderly man with white hair smiling, recreated using artificial intelligence to show how celebrities might look today.

    I wish he hadn't taken that painkiller that day.

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    Detroit Citizen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rick the Dragon Steamboats twin. (80's WWE/WWF). But i still wouldnt mess with Mr Lee. Nope.

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    Elvis Presley

    AI-generated image of a celebrity smiling, wearing a patterned shirt, imagined as if they were alive today.

    I wish he decided to live a life where he paid more attention to the health of his heart.

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    2pac

    Artificial intelligence rendering of a celebrity, showing how they might look today.

    I wish he hadn't been involved in that event that would cause him to face the mafia.

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    Jennifer Checki
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting that the OP knows who killed him, since law enforcement does not. 🤦‍♀️

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