ARTnews Friday August 8, 2025
More details have emerged surrounding the resignation of Kim Sajet, the former director of the Smithsonian-run National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., who left her post after President Donald Trump said he fired her via social media. Art News reports that one of the people objecting to Trump’s demands for Sajet’s firing was Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who is also the chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution. Roberts personally put a stop to internal suggestions among the board that the institution follow Trump’s orders, according to The New York Times.
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Vogue Friday August 8, 2025
PhotoVogue has unveiled the shortlist of its Women by Women global Open Call—a digital exhibition bringing together 150 photographers and video makers “whose work explores what it means to see—and be seen—as a woman.” The selection of artists was made from nearly 100,000 submissions from over 9,500 artists across 149 countries and territories—an extraordinary response from around the world. Further announcements of grant winners will be made leading up to the PhotoVogue festival in November.
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THE VERGE Friday August 8, 2025
As previously reported, Fujifilm has informed dealers and retailers of a price increase in response to new tariffs on Japanese goods taking effect in August. The Verge notes that Fujifilm has raised prices on cameras and lenses across its lineup, with price hikes reaching into the hundreds of dollars. Among the hikes is an increase to the price of Fujifilm's ultra-popular X100VI from $1,599 to $1,799. The capable X-T5 has gone from $1,699 to $1,899. And the already very expensive GFX100 II has gone from $7,499 to $8,299 — an $800 increase.
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David Schonauer Friday August 8, 2025
This week we learned once again that cameras are everywhere: CBS News reported that a man in Argentina who was captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation
by a court "after his bare behind was splashed over the internet." The man sought payment from the internet giant for harm to his dignity, arguing he was behind … Read the full Story >>
