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34 poles of creativity: copyright in photography
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, together with legal experts from the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UAPI/IP Office), has initiated the development of a suite of standard contract templates for photographers to use in their daily work. This package of documents will include licensing agreements, agreements on the assignment of economic rights, as well as agreements on the payment of royalties and author's remuneration. It is essential to adapt these templates to various fields of photography, as each niche has its own unique needs and operational specifics that must be addressed from a legal perspective. In addition, practical guidelines are planned to assist photographers in navigating any potential copyright disputes or challenges.
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34 poles of creativity: copyright in photography
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, together with legal experts from the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UAPI/IP Office), has initiated the development of a suite of standard contract templates for photographers to use in their daily work. This package of documents will include licensing agreements, agreements on the assignment of economic rights, as well as agreements on the payment of royalties and author's remuneration. It is essential to adapt these templates to various fields of photography, as each niche has its own unique needs and operational specifics that must be addressed from a legal perspective. In addition, practical guidelines are planned to assist photographers in navigating any potential copyright disputes or challenges.
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Shopping Malls, TV Channel HQ, Passenger Trains: Russia's Targeted Strikes on Civilians
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Photopublishing as a holistic statement. At the Lviv BookForum, the “Photobooks” cluster will be presented for the first time
Photobooks and photo albums have long remained a niche and somewhat understated segment of Ukrainian publishing. Today, however, amidst full-scale war, visual documentation is becoming one of the most powerful tools for preserving cultural memory, making sense of the wartime experience, and capturing our identity.
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Daily terror against civilians: consequences of strikes on Kyiv, Boryspil, Odesa, and Kramatorsk
The beginning of the school year in Ukraine turned into a week of exhausting and brutal attacks. The most massive shelling targeted the Kyiv region, Odesa region, and frontline communities of Donetsk. This week among the affected sites in the capital: a railway depot, a higher education institution, and the Security Service of Ukraine building; UNESCO World Heritage sites also suffered damage. During the strikes, specialists from emergency and municipal services, as well as workers from the metallurgical sector, were killed: a State Emergency Service rescuer, two police officers, a utility worker, six railway workers, and five metallurgists. Units of the State Emergency Service and Air Defense Forces worked continuously under heavy smoke and constant risk of repeated strikes.
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This week, Russia continued its missile and drone terror against Ukrainian cities. Hundreds of Shahed-type UAVs and dozens of tactical missiles were launched every day — from the well-known Iskander missiles to the latest Grom-1 models.
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This week, Russia continued its missile and drone terror against Ukrainian cities. Hundreds of Shahed-type UAVs and dozens of tactical missiles were launched every day — from the well-known Iskander missiles to the latest Grom-1 models.
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24.5.2026
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In fire and ruins: consequences of insidious Russian strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and beyond
Ukrainian cities once again came under relentless enemy fire. Border and frontline towns suffered brutal attacks: Konotop and Balakliia were hit by a massive drone strike, while Pryluky endured a ballistic missile strike. Russian aviation terrorized Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka, and Kherson region lived under round‑the‑clock drone assaults. It was a harsh week for residents of Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa due to regular shelling both day and night. On the night of May 24, Russia turned Kyiv and its region into a true ordeal — a combined attack with missiles and UAVs brought widespread destruction, fire, and claimed the lives of civilians.
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News Stories
24.5.2026
In fire and ruins: consequences of insidious Russian strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and beyond
Ukrainian cities once again came under relentless enemy fire. Border and frontline towns suffered brutal attacks: Konotop and Balakliia were hit by a massive drone strike, while Pryluky endured a ballistic missile strike. Russian aviation terrorized Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka, and Kherson region lived under round‑the‑clock drone assaults. It was a harsh week for residents of Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa due to regular shelling both day and night. On the night of May 24, Russia turned Kyiv and its region into a true ordeal — a combined attack with missiles and UAVs brought widespread destruction, fire, and claimed the lives of civilians.
Photo Stories
22.5.2026
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Red zone for photographs within the red zone of war. Ambrotypes by Stanislav Ostrous from the city of Kherson
Kherson today is especially fragile and vulnerable, just like its images on glass. The half‑ruined city and its inhabitants are imprinted in memory with a silver emulsion as delicate as pollen on butterfly wings. Photographer Stanislav Ostrous returns once again to his native city to document its life. This time he uses ambrotype — a 19th‑century photographic technique. He has converted concrete shelters into darkrooms, since the development of ambrotypes, like life itself, cannot be postponed.
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Photo Stories
22.5.2026
Red zone for photographs within the red zone of war. Ambrotypes by Stanislav Ostrous from the city of Kherson
Kherson today is especially fragile and vulnerable, just like its images on glass. The half‑ruined city and its inhabitants are imprinted in memory with a silver emulsion as delicate as pollen on butterfly wings. Photographer Stanislav Ostrous returns once again to his native city to document its life. This time he uses ambrotype — a 19th‑century photographic technique. He has converted concrete shelters into darkrooms, since the development of ambrotypes, like life itself, cannot be postponed.
UAPP Projects
20.5.2026
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“Regards Célestes / Heavenly Photographers” — a special exhibition project presented within the framework of the Festival de Cannes 2026
Канни-2026 стали не лише простором світового кіно, а й місцем пам’яті про тих, хто заплатив життям за право світу бачити правду.
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UAPP Projects
20.5.2026
“Regards Célestes / Heavenly Photographers” — a special exhibition project presented within the framework of the Festival de Cannes 2026
Канни-2026 стали не лише простором світового кіно, а й місцем пам’яті про тих, хто заплатив життям за право світу бачити правду.
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17.5.2026
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Kyiv in mourning, new attacks on Odesa and Kharkiv: weekly summary after a three‑day lull
After the partial three‑day lull ended, Russia launched over 3,170 attack drones, more than 1,300 guided aerial bombs, and 74 missiles of various types against Ukraine during the week. The strikes killed 52 people and injured 346, including 22 children. In Kyiv, a missile destroyed the entrance of a residential building, killing 24 people under the rubble, among them three children. A significant portion of the attacks targeted railway and port facilities. In frontline Kherson, Russian forces deliberately struck humanitarian missions and volunteers: vehicles of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Central Kitchen, and the NGO “Iskra Dobro” were attacked.
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News Stories
17.5.2026
Kyiv in mourning, new attacks on Odesa and Kharkiv: weekly summary after a three‑day lull
After the partial three‑day lull ended, Russia launched over 3,170 attack drones, more than 1,300 guided aerial bombs, and 74 missiles of various types against Ukraine during the week. The strikes killed 52 people and injured 346, including 22 children. In Kyiv, a missile destroyed the entrance of a residential building, killing 24 people under the rubble, among them three children. A significant portion of the attacks targeted railway and port facilities. In frontline Kherson, Russian forces deliberately struck humanitarian missions and volunteers: vehicles of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Central Kitchen, and the NGO “Iskra Dobro” were attacked.
News Stories
14.5.2026
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Russian fakes and narratives about Chornobyl: from the disaster to the present
Four decades ago, the criminal negligence of the Soviet leadership led to the largest technological disaster in human history. Both during the USSR and today, the Kremlin exploits the tragedy at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant as a tool of manipulation. Its mouthpieces attempt to absolve the system of responsibility for the accident: they blame the plant’s personnel, pose as “hostages of the regime and the KGB” alongside other affected countries, and openly lie about well‑known facts, labeling them as “Chornobyl myths.”
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News Stories
14.5.2026
Russian fakes and narratives about Chornobyl: from the disaster to the present
Four decades ago, the criminal negligence of the Soviet leadership led to the largest technological disaster in human history. Both during the USSR and today, the Kremlin exploits the tragedy at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant as a tool of manipulation. Its mouthpieces attempt to absolve the system of responsibility for the accident: they blame the plant’s personnel, pose as “hostages of the regime and the KGB” alongside other affected countries, and openly lie about well‑known facts, labeling them as “Chornobyl myths.”
News Stories
12.5.2026
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“Continuity is the most important word in archiving,” said Ukrainian director and co‑founder of the War Archive
The War Archive has already collected about 37 million unique media files documenting Russia’s war against Ukraine. Founded by the NGO Docudays UA and the company Infoscope in March 2022, the initiative preserves a wide spectrum of materials that capture Russian war crimes, combat operations, and life during the war. The archive also includes interviews with eyewitnesses of wartime events, recorded by the War Archive team.
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News Stories
12.5.2026
“Continuity is the most important word in archiving,” said Ukrainian director and co‑founder of the War Archive
The War Archive has already collected about 37 million unique media files documenting Russia’s war against Ukraine. Founded by the NGO Docudays UA and the company Infoscope in March 2022, the initiative preserves a wide spectrum of materials that capture Russian war crimes, combat operations, and life during the war. The archive also includes interviews with eyewitnesses of wartime events, recorded by the War Archive team.

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