This image began as a real street photograph. To avoid potential legal claims and the risk of social media outrage, I replaced every visible face with an AI-generated one. Street photography was once a raw and honest reflection of public life. Today, it is filtered through fear, caution, and the pressure to offend no one. As we sanitize reality to make it more acceptable, we risk losing its humanity. We may soon be left with perfect images of people who never lived, in moments that never truly happened.