Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real?
- Posted on December 23, 2025
- By The Guardian
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Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real?

Comparing the pictures taken with my camera’s automatic software to those taken with a ‘zero-processing’ app, the results are shocking. Is this a good idea, asks writer Isabel Brooks