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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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15.9.2024
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A farewell at the railway station to the sound of war. Poignant images by Ukrainian documentary photographers capturing the evacuation from Pokrovsk.
In 2024, the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast was considered a relatively safe rear area, a place where displaced people from frontline settlements arrived. The city had functioning utilities, shops, and banks, and residents felt comparatively secure. However, over the past six months, the situation has changed dramatically.
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News Stories
15.9.2024
A farewell at the railway station to the sound of war. Poignant images by Ukrainian documentary photographers capturing the evacuation from Pokrovsk.
In 2024, the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast was considered a relatively safe rear area, a place where displaced people from frontline settlements arrived. The city had functioning utilities, shops, and banks, and residents felt comparatively secure. However, over the past six months, the situation has changed dramatically.
Photo Stories
13.9.2024
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The ATO has ended. The start of the Joint Forces Operation in photos by Danil Pavlov
On April 30, 2018, a large-scale anti-terrorist operation on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine was completed. ATO was reformatted into Operation Joint Forces. The commander of the operation was General Sergey Nayev.
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Photo Stories
13.9.2024
The ATO has ended. The start of the Joint Forces Operation in photos by Danil Pavlov
On April 30, 2018, a large-scale anti-terrorist operation on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine was completed. ATO was reformatted into Operation Joint Forces. The commander of the operation was General Sergey Nayev.
Photo Stories
12.9.2024
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Vladislav Krasnoshchok: “I noticed a tattoo on his body—the face of Christ. It turns out that Jesus is dead.”
Photographer and artist Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, representative of the new wave of the Kharkiv School of Photography, continues to document the Russian-Ukrainian war. At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he filmed the situation in his native Kharkiv and traveled with volunteers to the front line. He works on author's projects, the themes of which are combined into a great chronicle of the war.
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Photo Stories
12.9.2024
Vladislav Krasnoshchok: “I noticed a tattoo on his body—the face of Christ. It turns out that Jesus is dead.”
Photographer and artist Vladislav Krasnoshchuk, representative of the new wave of the Kharkiv School of Photography, continues to document the Russian-Ukrainian war. At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he filmed the situation in his native Kharkiv and traveled with volunteers to the front line. He works on author's projects, the themes of which are combined into a great chronicle of the war.
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9.9.2024
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New UAPP member Kristina Pashkina: “My mission is to show that even in the hardest moments, life goes on.”
A new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Kristina Pashkina — a documentary photographer from Kharkiv — talks about her path in photography, the challenges of war, and new creative projects that reflect the lives of Ukrainians in difficult times. How have her work and she herself changed during the full-scale invasion, and why is it important to continue telling stories through photographs?
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News Stories
9.9.2024
New UAPP member Kristina Pashkina: “My mission is to show that even in the hardest moments, life goes on.”
A new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Kristina Pashkina — a documentary photographer from Kharkiv — talks about her path in photography, the challenges of war, and new creative projects that reflect the lives of Ukrainians in difficult times. How have her work and she herself changed during the full-scale invasion, and why is it important to continue telling stories through photographs?
Photo Stories
8.9.2024
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The story behind a photo: Knowledge Day about order and safety
The first of September is the Day of Knowledge. For example, the knowledge that the Geneva Convention provides for the unconditional protection of doctors.
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Photo Stories
8.9.2024
The story behind a photo: Knowledge Day about order and safety
The first of September is the Day of Knowledge. For example, the knowledge that the Geneva Convention provides for the unconditional protection of doctors.
Photo Stories
6.9.2024
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10 photos of August: a selection of important photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with Ukraeinner continues the cycle of publications of important photographs from the past month concerning key events in Ukraine.
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Photo Stories
6.9.2024
10 photos of August: a selection of important photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with Ukraeinner continues the cycle of publications of important photographs from the past month concerning key events in Ukraine.

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.

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16.1.2026
“Frontline rolls: photographs, letters, and artifacts from Ukrainian soldiers”
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8.1.2026
Life, death, love, and other inevitable circumstances in the photographs of Oleksandr Hliadielov
Photo Stories
6.1.2026
Light and War. The photobook *“Donbas, the Edge of Hell and Love”* by Serhii Korovainyi
Photo Stories
5.1.2026
A photo with a story: to build a castle and walk away
Photo Stories
29.12.2025
Paradise in Troyeshchyna. Oleksandr Navrotskyi’s photographs of the surreal world of the big city
Photo Stories
28.12.2025
“Every meter of the frontline is being filmed right now,” says Yakiv Liashenko, photographer and servicemember of the Donbas Special Forces Battalion

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