Google quietly dropped the best AI photo editor you've never heard of

You know that feeling when you discover something so good, you can't believe nobody's talking about it? That's exactly how I felt last week when I stumbled across Google's latest photo editing experiment. While everyone's losing their minds over ChatGPT and Claude, Google quietly shipped what might be the most impressive AI photo editor I've ever used. And I'm willing to bet you've never even heard of it.

Use case n°1 : merge images

Prompt:

Replace Donald Trump on the first image (the one where he is shaking hands with Zelensky) by Putin.

Use case n°2 : multiples images to create one picture

Prompt:

A model is posing and leaning against a yellow futurist BMW bike. She is wearing the following items, the scene is against a light grey background. The model also has a pink parrot on her shoulder. There is a dog sitting next to her wearing a pink collar and gold headphones

Use case n°3: change the scene of a picture

Prompt:

Imagine a new picture of this scene but now in 2025 in the streest of new york

Use case n°4: imagine a new context

Prompt:

Make me look like i am in the 1850s in India. Change my fashion, hairstyle and background.

Use case n°5: imagine a new context

Prompt:

Create an action scene with these 2 characters. Follow the drawing for the action scene.

Use case n°6: create advertising scene

Prompt:

Create an image of Angelina Jolie holding the perfume to present it as if she were making an advertisement for it and change her dress to a Lacoste Polo.

What This Actually Means for Photography

Here's my probably controversial take: this is going to kill the middle tier of photo editing. Not the high-end stuff. Professionals will always need their Capture One and specialized tools. And not the basic stuff. Instagram filters aren't going anywhere. But that middle ground? The $50-per-session portrait retouchers? The "I'll fix your vacation photos" Fiverr gigs? They're about to have a very bad time.

But honestly? Good photography should be about capturing moments, not spending three hours making them look decent. If AI can handle the technical cleanup, maybe we can focus on actually taking meaningful photos instead of technically perfect ones.