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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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8.5.2025
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“Where the Road Leads”: a documentary project by Max Chorny
We continue to introduce you to the finalists of our annual Grant Program to Support Documentary Photographers — an initiative implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute. Today — the project “Where the road will lead” by Max Chorny. It is a journey through Ukraine without routes and reservations — only the road, road trips, casual acquaintances, conversations that you do not plan, and portraits of people that remain in the memory forever. This is not an event report. It is a personal observation of how the country feels in the middle, in dialogue, in silence, in fatigue, in believing words and unbelieving views. Max's stories are not a claim to objectivity, but an attempt to catch the living warmth between the lines of the news, where the real begins.
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Photo Stories
8.5.2025
“Where the Road Leads”: a documentary project by Max Chorny
We continue to introduce you to the finalists of our annual Grant Program to Support Documentary Photographers — an initiative implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute. Today — the project “Where the road will lead” by Max Chorny. It is a journey through Ukraine without routes and reservations — only the road, road trips, casual acquaintances, conversations that you do not plan, and portraits of people that remain in the memory forever. This is not an event report. It is a personal observation of how the country feels in the middle, in dialogue, in silence, in fatigue, in believing words and unbelieving views. Max's stories are not a claim to objectivity, but an attempt to catch the living warmth between the lines of the news, where the real begins.
Photo Stories
6.5.2025
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“There is no justice, but it's nice to move towards it,” says photographer and sergeant of the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, Kostyantyn Guzenko.
Konstantin Guzenko is a photographer, media producer, member of the Ukrainner team and candidate for admission to UAPP. Today he serves in the 35th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mikhail Ostrogradsky and serves as a pressofitzer. His pictures are of war without decoration: the view from the trench, from the rear of combat vehicles and from the dungeons where those who fight live.
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Photo Stories
6.5.2025
“There is no justice, but it's nice to move towards it,” says photographer and sergeant of the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, Kostyantyn Guzenko.
Konstantin Guzenko is a photographer, media producer, member of the Ukrainner team and candidate for admission to UAPP. Today he serves in the 35th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mikhail Ostrogradsky and serves as a pressofitzer. His pictures are of war without decoration: the view from the trench, from the rear of combat vehicles and from the dungeons where those who fight live.
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5.5.2025
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Cities in flames: a photo chronicle of the shelling of Kharkiv, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia
Massive drone attacks, ballistic missiles, dozens of wounded and dead civilians — from April 28 to May 2, Russia attacked at least nine Ukrainian cities. Residential areas, hospitals, and schools were once again targeted. Explosions were heard in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kherson, and frontline communities. Children were injured, dozens of people were wounded, and critical infrastructure was destroyed.
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News Stories
5.5.2025
Cities in flames: a photo chronicle of the shelling of Kharkiv, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia
Massive drone attacks, ballistic missiles, dozens of wounded and dead civilians — from April 28 to May 2, Russia attacked at least nine Ukrainian cities. Residential areas, hospitals, and schools were once again targeted. Explosions were heard in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kherson, and frontline communities. Children were injured, dozens of people were wounded, and critical infrastructure was destroyed.
Photo Stories
30.4.2025
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10 photos of April
This April, despite the Easter holidays, the Russian army shelled Ukrainian cities, killing people, while Ukrainian photographers documented this horrific reality on a daily basis. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers and Ukraїner present a joint monthly selection:
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Photo Stories
30.4.2025
10 photos of April
This April, despite the Easter holidays, the Russian army shelled Ukrainian cities, killing people, while Ukrainian photographers documented this horrific reality on a daily basis. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers and Ukraїner present a joint monthly selection:
Photo Stories
29.4.2025
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Between the frame and presence: Lisa Bukreeva's photographs of war
Єлизавета Букреєва розповіла про пошук хороших моментів під час складних зйомок, про право на красиві кадри під час документування війни та чому іноді присутність фотографа важливіша за фотографії, які він зробить.
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Photo Stories
29.4.2025
Between the frame and presence: Lisa Bukreeva's photographs of war
Єлизавета Букреєва розповіла про пошук хороших моментів під час складних зйомок, про право на красиві кадри під час документування війни та чому іноді присутність фотографа важливіша за фотографії, які він зробить.
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29.4.2025
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The body of Viktoria Roshchina was returned with signs of autopsy. What did the journalist go through in Russian captivity? Investigation by UP
An international investigation by the Viktoriia Project has uncovered a large-scale torture system that a Ukrainian journalist went through.
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News Stories
29.4.2025
The body of Viktoria Roshchina was returned with signs of autopsy. What did the journalist go through in Russian captivity? Investigation by UP
An international investigation by the Viktoriia Project has uncovered a large-scale torture system that a Ukrainian journalist went through.

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This section features the best images of the month, interviews with photographers, and in-depth visual stories. Discover compelling narratives and events through the lens of our talented authors.

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Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: It seems that the thing is in the whiteness and painfulness.
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An invisible profession in a visible world. A conversation with Irina Gromotska and Danil Pavlov
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