Terms and conditions

  • All works displayed on this site—including digital photography, analog film scans, and original paintings—are the sole product of human authorship by Chris Baumgardt. No generative artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the creation, composition, or execution of these works.

  • The artist strictly prohibits the use of any content on this website (including images, text, and metadata) for the purpose of training, fine-tuning, or testing artificial intelligence models or machine learning systems.

    • No Scraping: Automated "scraping" or "crawling" of this site for the purpose of data mining or AI ingestion is a direct violation of these terms.

    • No Style Mimicry: The reproduction of any work for the purpose of creating AI-generated "derivative styles" or "style-mimicry" models is strictly forbidden.

    • Strictly Prohibited: You may not reproduce, redistribute, modify, or create derivative works from any image on this site without express written consent from the artist.

    • No Commercial Use: Purchase of a physical print or original painting conveys ownership of the physical object only. The underlying copyright remains with Chris Baumgardt. Any commercial use, including social media advertising or brand association, requires a separate licensing agreement.

  • Removing or altering digital watermarks, metadata, or "Artist's Mark" signatures from preview images is prohibited. These markers are essential for the verification and provenance of the work in a digital landscape.