DIYPhotography Monday March 31, 2025
If you’ve had your sights set on the Fujifilm X100VI, DIY Photography has good news: Fujifilm is stepping up its production efforts and says it is making progress in fulfilling orders faster. Since its announcement in February 2024, the X100VI has become a favorite among professional photographers and casual users alike, adds DIYP: Initially, Fujifilm ramped up its production to 15,000 units each month. Still, that number couldn’t keep up with the high demand for the product.
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Victoria and Albert Museum Monday March 31, 2025
London’s V&A has announced the winners of the 2025 V&A Parasol Foundation prize for women in photography, the third iteration of the museum’s open call prize, which identifies, supports and champions the talent of female photographers around the globe. The four winners are Morgan Levy (United States); Spandita Malik (India); Tshepiso Moropa (South Africa); and Tanya Traboulsi (Lebanon). Each receives a bursary of £2,000 and will exhibit their work in a group show at London's Copeland Gallery in May, notes The Guardian.
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Committee to Protect Journalists Monday March 31, 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Argentinian authorities to investigate and “hold to account” police officers who injured independent photographer Pablo Grillo during a March 12 pensioner protest in Buenos Aires. Grillo, 35, was taken to the Ramos Mejía Hospital in Buenos Aires, where he underwent two brain surgeries after being struck in the head by a tear gas cartridge fired by police while covering the protest, notes the CPJ. National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said the officer who fired the canister followed protocol, according to multiple outlets.
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Futurism Monday March 31, 2025
Among the news sites reporting on SpaceX’s latest rocket explosion was Science Magazine—a website, notes PetaPixel, where all the content, including the pictures, is AI-generated. Instead of publishing real videos and images of debris from Elon Musk’s rocket raining down over the Caribbean, Science Magazine featured an image of a fake spacecraft that looked something from bad science fiction. Nonetheless, an investigation by Futurism discovered that Science Magazine’s stories were ranking high on Google.
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