The project “Photodocumentarians at the forefront: supporting Ukrainian photographers and their projects” is an important step in supporting Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the war conflict in Ukraine. By providing financial resources, training and security support, UAFF will contribute to the development of this important profession and expand the world's understanding of the situation in Ukraine.
UAPF will conduct training for project participants on handling in hazardous conditions, in particular mine safety and home health care. These trainings will be developed in conjunction with security experts to train photographers to work effectively on the front lines while minimizing risks to their lives.
It will also provide 10 sub-grants with the amount of $1000 each to carry out expeditions to the war zone to create its own photo project (minimum 10 photos).
Program implementation period
From August 25 to September 25 — acceptance of applications for the creation of documentary projects
October 10 — 10 winners announced
October 20 — training in Kyiv on mine safety and home medical care
November 1-30 — implementation of projects
1-15 December — presentation of projects on the association's pages
Who can apply
📌 Photographers and photographers of any specialization and direction;
📌 Photojournalists and photojournalists.
In addition to professional affiliation, among the selection criteria are:
📌 Difficult life circumstances caused by war — loss of access to resources for development, security and financial stability;
📌 Residence on the territory of Ukraine.
There are no age restrictions.
Evaluation and selection of participants
The selection of participants will be carried out on a competitive basis and evaluated by the UAPF expert team based on the subject matter, importance, innovation and international impact potential of the proposed photo projects. Particular attention will be paid to those projects that document human rights violations and international war crimes.
As part of the agreement, the photographer reserves the copyright to the images he takes, and the UAFF will have the exclusive right to share the results of the participants' projects on its resources in order to promote the artists and the problems they document.
The result of the project will be high-quality and important photo documents that will bear witness to the war in Ukraine and support international awareness of these problems.
Submission form is available by link.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Marusya Maruzhenko
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
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