09/04/2026
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
I am making a decision that may not be popular, may impact my business, and may change the way I have shared my work — but protecting children matters more.
Missy Fant Photography will no longer post identifiable images of children on this photography page. Signed release or not.
I cannot, in good conscience, continue putting identifiable images of children online while our legal system is making decisions that leave me deeply disturbed about where the line of protection is being drawn.
I strongly condemn the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling regarding the private possession of AI-generated CSAM depicting fictional children. Whatever legal arguments may surround this case, I find the idea that material depicting the sexual abuse of children can receive constitutional protection absolutely horrifying.
We should be moving toward stronger protections for children — not weaker ones.
AI has created dangers that were unimaginable just a few years ago. Images of real children can be manipulated, altered, and exploited in ways that families never intended or consented to. A signed release does not change my responsibility to think beyond the piece of paper.
So I am choosing to do what I can.
I will not wait for another law, another ruling, or another tragedy to tell me that I should have done more.
Over the next week, I will be working on cleaning up my photography pages and removing identifiable images of children that have previously been posted.
This is bigger than photography.
This is bigger than business.
This is about protecting children.
I will always try to live on the correct side of history, even when doing so is difficult, inconvenient, or costly.
My clients trust me with their memories. Children deserve my protection. And their safety will ALWAYS come before my business.
— Missy Fant Photography