I’m always drawn to AI artists who post with intention. You know the type—they don’t flood your feed. Instead, they curate. They choose carefully.

Carole Arbenz (AKA @ca.aiaiai) is exactly that kind of creator.

Her background in photography shows in every frame. There’s a compositional confidence here. A respect for light and form that only comes from years behind the lens. But what really sets her apart? Her deep connection to nature.

In this brief interview, Carole opens up about her AI creative process, her inspirations, and how her artistic journey led her to AI. Her style is rich, personal, and genuinely surprising. She’s experimenting constantly—pushing boundaries while maintaining a distinct aesthetic voice.

If you’re curious about where AI art can go when guided by a trained eye and a love for the natural world, Carole Arbenz is someone you need to follow.

Let’s dive in.

Can you introduce yourself?

Hi, my Name is Carole Arbenz, I am a swiss photographer. After I completed my bachelor degree in Visual Communication at écal, I started working as a Food- and Product photographer for a recipe-creating company in Zurich.

How long have you been using generative AI?

I started using Image generating AI platforms in 2023 as a hobby and am now starting to use it professionally in my day to day work combining photography and Ai.

What is your biggest source of inspiration right now?

My biggest source for anything really, I always find in Nature – its endless possibilities and undiscovered mysteries give me freedom in Creation. I like to combine these mysteries and could-be Fantasies with Reality and familiar things. 

– and humor. Always a sprinkle of humor.

Which AI tools do you use the most?

I started with Midjourney on Discord and am still a big Midjourney Fan and user, now on the website. – i use other platforms as well like Krea.ai for videos, upscaling or adjustments to existing images. 

What I love about Midjourney is how it’s sort of a partner in creating these images and also proposing things that I haven’t thought of. It is also kind of addicting almost to find the perfect image and the feeling you get, when you found it. I say “found it“ because I feel like I am a curator, looking for the perfect image, when using AI. I never fully feel like I really made the image – it is a collab.

Any advice for those interested in getting into AI art?

That’s a difficult question for me to answer because I feel like I am the one still needing advice.

But I guess what I learned is not to cling too much to your expectations and have a freer mind and letting yourself go with the flow. And don’t be contempt too quickly – this world of image-creating is already so fast, give yourself time and let the image really move something in you. otherwise it’s just a computer generated image and nothing more. I am sometimes overwhelmed of the many images I look at in one session. I need a break from time to time and I need the alternation with reality and creating something with my own hands. But the possibilities are endless with ai – which is what keeps pulling me in.

Images © Carole Arbenz 2025