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Program to support 10 Ukrainian photographers and their projects

25.8.2023
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The "Documentary Photographers on the Frontline: the Support of Ukrainian Photographers and Their Projects" project is an important step in supporting Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the military conflict in Ukraine. The UAPP will contribute to the development of this important profession and broaden the world's understanding of the situation in Ukraine by providing funding, training and security support.

UAPP will provide training for project participants on how to behave in high-risk situations, including mine safety and first aid. This training will be developed with safety experts to teach photographers how to work effectively in the field while minimising life risk.

There will also be 10 sub-grants of $1,000 each for warzone expeditions to create their own photo project (at least 10 photos).

Duration of the programme

25 August - 25 September - submission of documentary projects

10 October - 10 winners announcement

20 October - mine safety and first-aid training in Kyiv

1 - 30 November - projects realisation

1-15 December - projects presentation on the Association's website

Who can apply

📌 Photographers of all kinds of specialisations and orientations;

📌 Photojournalists;

Selection criteria, in addition to professional affiliation, include:

📌 Hard living conditions due to war-loss of access to resources for development, security and financial stability;

📌 Ukrain Residency.

No age limits.

Participant evaluation and selection

Participants will be selected on a competitive basis and evaluated by the UAPP team of experts based on the subject matter, significance, innovation and potential for international impact of the proposed photographic projects. Projects documenting human rights violations and international war crimes will be given special consideration.

As part of the agreement, the photographer retains the copyright to his or her images and the UAPP has the exclusive right to use the results of the participants' projects on its resources for the promotion of the artists and the issues they document.

The result of the project will be a high quality and important photo documentation of the war in Ukraine, which will make an important contribution to international awareness of these issues.

The application form can be found here.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Marusya Maruzhenko
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

The "Documentary Photographers on the Frontline: the Support of Ukrainian Photographers and Their Projects" project is an important step in supporting Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the military conflict in Ukraine. The UAPP will contribute to the development of this important profession and broaden the world's understanding of the situation in Ukraine by providing funding, training and security support.

UAPP will provide training for project participants on how to behave in high-risk situations, including mine safety and first aid. This training will be developed with safety experts to teach photographers how to work effectively in the field while minimising life risk.

There will also be 10 sub-grants of $1,000 each for warzone expeditions to create their own photo project (at least 10 photos).

Duration of the programme

25 August - 25 September - submission of documentary projects

10 October - 10 winners announcement

20 October - mine safety and first-aid training in Kyiv

1 - 30 November - projects realisation

1-15 December - projects presentation on the Association's website

Who can apply

📌 Photographers of all kinds of specialisations and orientations;

📌 Photojournalists;

Selection criteria, in addition to professional affiliation, include:

📌 Hard living conditions due to war-loss of access to resources for development, security and financial stability;

📌 Ukrain Residency.

No age limits.

Participant evaluation and selection

Participants will be selected on a competitive basis and evaluated by the UAPP team of experts based on the subject matter, significance, innovation and potential for international impact of the proposed photographic projects. Projects documenting human rights violations and international war crimes will be given special consideration.

As part of the agreement, the photographer retains the copyright to his or her images and the UAPP has the exclusive right to use the results of the participants' projects on its resources for the promotion of the artists and the issues they document.

The result of the project will be a high quality and important photo documentation of the war in Ukraine, which will make an important contribution to international awareness of these issues.

The application form can be found here.

The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Marusya Maruzhenko
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar

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