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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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Photo Stories
12.3.2025
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Vyacheslav Ratynsky's documentary project «Project 206»
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of the annual grant support for documentary photographers implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute.
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Photo Stories
12.3.2025
Vyacheslav Ratynsky's documentary project «Project 206»
We continue to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of the annual grant support for documentary photographers implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute.
News Stories
8.3.2025
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A hellish week for Odesa. Russia does not stop attacking peaceful cities
From March 3 to 8, 2025, Russian troops did not stop devastating attacks on peaceful cities in Ukraine, causing civilian deaths and large-scale destruction of infrastructure. The worst hit was Odessa — the city suffered almost daily from drone strikes and missiles. Oleksandr Gimanov, a local documentary filmmaker and member of the UAFF, did not sleep with the residents — every night and every morning he recorded the consequences of the next Russian strikes. Kharkiv was also under fire: photojournalist Georgy Ivanchenko documented the destruction of a civilian house and an infrastructure object after the strike of the Russian Iskander missile.
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News Stories
8.3.2025
A hellish week for Odesa. Russia does not stop attacking peaceful cities
From March 3 to 8, 2025, Russian troops did not stop devastating attacks on peaceful cities in Ukraine, causing civilian deaths and large-scale destruction of infrastructure. The worst hit was Odessa — the city suffered almost daily from drone strikes and missiles. Oleksandr Gimanov, a local documentary filmmaker and member of the UAFF, did not sleep with the residents — every night and every morning he recorded the consequences of the next Russian strikes. Kharkiv was also under fire: photojournalist Georgy Ivanchenko documented the destruction of a civilian house and an infrastructure object after the strike of the Russian Iskander missile.
Photo Stories
8.3.2025
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“This will change the course of the war. I was wrong.” Three years ago, Russians attacked a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The tragedy in the lens of Mstislav Chernov
One of the thousands of war crimes committed by the Russian occupation forces in the Donetsk region was the shelling of a maternity hospital and a children's hospital in Mariupol. On March 9, 2022, the occupiers dropped several bombs there at a time when the city was supposed to have a regime of silence to evacuate people.
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Photo Stories
8.3.2025
“This will change the course of the war. I was wrong.” Three years ago, Russians attacked a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The tragedy in the lens of Mstislav Chernov
One of the thousands of war crimes committed by the Russian occupation forces in the Donetsk region was the shelling of a maternity hospital and a children's hospital in Mariupol. On March 9, 2022, the occupiers dropped several bombs there at a time when the city was supposed to have a regime of silence to evacuate people.
Photo Stories
8.3.2025
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Oksana Parafeniuk: “Virtually all the stories I work on are about war”
Ukrainian photographer Oksana Parafeniuk told why she has not despaired of photojournalism, even though the camera makes you feel the war deeper, and why she continues to document events in Ukraine, even though she often shoots very vulnerable stories.
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Photo Stories
8.3.2025
Oksana Parafeniuk: “Virtually all the stories I work on are about war”
Ukrainian photographer Oksana Parafeniuk told why she has not despaired of photojournalism, even though the camera makes you feel the war deeper, and why she continues to document events in Ukraine, even though she often shoots very vulnerable stories.
Events
6.3.2025
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From Hong Kong to Ukraine, from protests to war. Roman Pylypii's experience working in hot spots around the world
Roman Pilipey spoke about life in China and filming in countries closed to the world, about returning to Ukraine and working during the war, as well as how to remain emotionally stable when working with sensitive topics.
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Events
6.3.2025
From Hong Kong to Ukraine, from protests to war. Roman Pylypii's experience working in hot spots around the world
Roman Pilipey spoke about life in China and filming in countries closed to the world, about returning to Ukraine and working during the war, as well as how to remain emotionally stable when working with sensitive topics.
Photo Stories
5.3.2025
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Roadside views. Oleksiy Chystotin's project
We are pleased to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of the annual grant support for documentary photographers implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute.
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Photo Stories
5.3.2025
Roadside views. Oleksiy Chystotin's project
We are pleased to share the documentary projects of the finalists within the framework of the annual grant support for documentary photographers implemented by UAPP with the support of the International Press Institute.

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