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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Anniversary of the Olenivka terrorist attack
The tragedy in Olenivka occurred on the night of July 29: an explosion rang out in the barrack of Correctional Colony No. 120. The day before, Ukrainian prisoners of war, including defenders of Azovstal, had been deliberately moved there. Ukraine recognized this attack as a terrorist act. As reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General in the summer of 2024, investigative actions were still ongoing without charges being filed. This war crime claimed the lives of more than 50 people, and over 140 were injured.
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Missile strike on a training ground in Kyiv region and systematic shelling of regions: how Russia attacked Ukraine from July 20 to 26
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Ukrainian photographers — winners of the most prestigious world competitions
Global recognition of Ukrainian documentarians today goes far beyond purely artistic achievements, since the documentary frame remains the most powerful tool in the struggle for the attention of the international community. The year 2026 has become another important year of victory for Ukrainian photographers, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, on the international stage. Their works were nominated and awarded for their uncompromising capture of the realities of war.
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In Ukraine, a School of Photography and Visual Culture is being opened by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP).
Українська асоціація професійних фотографів (UAPP), керівником якої є лауреат Пулітцерівської премії Мстислав Чернов, відкриває Школу фотографії та візуальної культури — новий освітній простір, де фотографію розглядатимуть не лише як професію чи ремесло, а як інструмент культурного висловлювання.
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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
20.10.2024
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Photo with history: The appeal of images — the confusion of reality
This image, taken out of context, stops me and interests me, but reality erases all aesthetic dimensions of the composition. It is difficult to talk about such pictures - like, not like. Of course, the composition attracts, the hunched bodies in a confined space touching each other, the flow of colors and the way the gaze slides from one man's back to the other, but I don't like the situation, the disgusting bodies and men's backs, their arms and over all their faces, which are not visible.
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Photo Stories
20.10.2024
Photo with history: The appeal of images — the confusion of reality
This image, taken out of context, stops me and interests me, but reality erases all aesthetic dimensions of the composition. It is difficult to talk about such pictures - like, not like. Of course, the composition attracts, the hunched bodies in a confined space touching each other, the flow of colors and the way the gaze slides from one man's back to the other, but I don't like the situation, the disgusting bodies and men's backs, their arms and over all their faces, which are not visible.
News Stories
19.10.2024
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The voice of war heard in Siena. Serhii Korovainyi wins second place at the Siena Awards photo competition.
Ukrainian documentary photographer Serhii Korovainyi has won second place at the Siena Awards photo competition in Italy, drawing global attention to the war in Donbas. His photo series *Ground Zero of the Ukrainian War* was recognized in the Storyboard category, which focuses on documentary visual storytelling.
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News Stories
19.10.2024
The voice of war heard in Siena. Serhii Korovainyi wins second place at the Siena Awards photo competition.
Ukrainian documentary photographer Serhii Korovainyi has won second place at the Siena Awards photo competition in Italy, drawing global attention to the war in Donbas. His photo series *Ground Zero of the Ukrainian War* was recognized in the Storyboard category, which focuses on documentary visual storytelling.
UAPP Projects
17.10.2024
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Photo book How we walk through the fire
Two years of full-scale war in a photobook from Reporters. 190 documentary frames taken between February 2022 and February 2024. Among the authors of the pictures are Danylo Pavlov, Yevhen Maloletka, Sergey Korovainy, Vyacheslav Ratinsky and almost 40 other photographers.
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UAPP Projects
17.10.2024
Photo book How we walk through the fire
Two years of full-scale war in a photobook from Reporters. 190 documentary frames taken between February 2022 and February 2024. Among the authors of the pictures are Danylo Pavlov, Yevhen Maloletka, Sergey Korovainy, Vyacheslav Ratinsky and almost 40 other photographers.
News Stories
17.10.2024
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Oleksandr Himanov: “The first photograph in a reportage must hook the viewer, and the last one must serve as the exclamation point of the story.”
Oleksandr Himanov was recently admitted to the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. He is an Odesa-based photojournalist who not only documents events but also writes texts, sharing his path in photography, the professional challenges he faces, and the value of every frame in wartime.
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News Stories
17.10.2024
Oleksandr Himanov: “The first photograph in a reportage must hook the viewer, and the last one must serve as the exclamation point of the story.”
Oleksandr Himanov was recently admitted to the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. He is an Odesa-based photojournalist who not only documents events but also writes texts, sharing his path in photography, the professional challenges he faces, and the value of every frame in wartime.
Photo Stories
15.10.2024
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A research project that became a test. Olga Kovaleva and Vladislav Krasnoshchok on filming in a Russian prisoner-of-war camp
Photographers Olga Kovalyova and Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, who are actively documenting the Russian-Ukrainian war, visited the camp of Russian prisoners. They planned to prepare a photo report, but working among prisoners of war turned out to be difficult. For Vladislav and Olga, who came under enemy artillery fire in Donetsk region in the summer of 2024, shooting in the camp was not only a professional challenge, but also an emotional one.
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Photo Stories
15.10.2024
A research project that became a test. Olga Kovaleva and Vladislav Krasnoshchok on filming in a Russian prisoner-of-war camp
Photographers Olga Kovalyova and Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, who are actively documenting the Russian-Ukrainian war, visited the camp of Russian prisoners. They planned to prepare a photo report, but working among prisoners of war turned out to be difficult. For Vladislav and Olga, who came under enemy artillery fire in Donetsk region in the summer of 2024, shooting in the camp was not only a professional challenge, but also an emotional one.
News Stories
14.10.2024
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The photo series by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov has won the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award.
On 11–12 October 2024, the French city of Bayeux hosted the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award ceremony for war correspondents. Among this year’s laureates were Ukrainian photographers Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov. Their photo series dedicated to the war in Ukraine received several top distinctions.
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News Stories
14.10.2024
The photo series by Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov has won the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award.
On 11–12 October 2024, the French city of Bayeux hosted the Bayeux Calvados–Normandy Award ceremony for war correspondents. Among this year’s laureates were Ukrainian photographers Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov. Their photo series dedicated to the war in Ukraine received several top distinctions.

Photo Stories

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.

Photo Stories
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Near Bakhmut, from winter to winter. The story of twenty-year veterans through the eyes of Oleksandr Babenko
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13.12.2023
“Even the silence here reminds you of the shelling.” A visual essay by Igor Ishchuk about the city of Kherson and its people.
Photo Stories
11.12.2023
“Generation.” Documentary project by Olena Grom
Photo Stories
11.12.2023
Behind the slag heap: Konstantin Guzenko documents children from frontline regions
Photo Stories
8.12.2023
The second winter of wartime. A documentary project by Serhiy Korovayny
Photo Stories
7.12.2023
Echoes of Donbass — Documentary project by Timofey Melnikov

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