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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
28.8.2024
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Maksym Dondyuk on the tragedy in Ilovaisk: “The most important photos for me are those of the guys who died.”
In August 2014, one of the fiercest battles for the Ukrainian military in the war in the east took place near the city of Ilovaisk. The Ukrainian command decided to storm the city occupied by pro-Russian militants, located 43 km from Donetsk. Instead, the operation turned into a tragedy. The fighting lasted almost a month. About 400 Ukrainian servicemen died in the “Ilovai cauldron”, as many were wounded of varying severity, and about 300 were taken prisoner.
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28.8.2024
Maksym Dondyuk on the tragedy in Ilovaisk: “The most important photos for me are those of the guys who died.”
In August 2014, one of the fiercest battles for the Ukrainian military in the war in the east took place near the city of Ilovaisk. The Ukrainian command decided to storm the city occupied by pro-Russian militants, located 43 km from Donetsk. Instead, the operation turned into a tragedy. The fighting lasted almost a month. About 400 Ukrainian servicemen died in the “Ilovai cauldron”, as many were wounded of varying severity, and about 300 were taken prisoner.
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28.8.2024
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The exhibition “Bakhmut. Faces of Genocide 1942 | 2022” has opened in Kaunas, Lithuania.
On August 23, 2024, the “Ninth Fort” Museum in Kaunas hosted the opening of the exhibition “Bakhmut. Faces of Genocide 1942 | 2022,” which became an important event for the Lithuanian audience. Organized by the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), this exhibition is the first project by the Babyn Yar Reserve to be presented in a European Union country.
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News Stories
28.8.2024
The exhibition “Bakhmut. Faces of Genocide 1942 | 2022” has opened in Kaunas, Lithuania.
On August 23, 2024, the “Ninth Fort” Museum in Kaunas hosted the opening of the exhibition “Bakhmut. Faces of Genocide 1942 | 2022,” which became an important event for the Lithuanian audience. Organized by the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), this exhibition is the first project by the Babyn Yar Reserve to be presented in a European Union country.
Photo Stories
27.8.2024
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Winning back the right to fight. Women in the military in Marysia Mianovska’s photo project.
Marysia Mianovska is a new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, a documentary and conceptual photographer. She has gone from fashion photography to documentary projects that highlight changes in Ukrainian society. She is now exploring the challenges faced by women in the military, emphasizing their struggle for the right to fight while defending their country. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes a conversation with Marysia and her photographs.
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Photo Stories
27.8.2024
Winning back the right to fight. Women in the military in Marysia Mianovska’s photo project.
Marysia Mianovska is a new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, a documentary and conceptual photographer. She has gone from fashion photography to documentary projects that highlight changes in Ukrainian society. She is now exploring the challenges faced by women in the military, emphasizing their struggle for the right to fight while defending their country. Today, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes a conversation with Marysia and her photographs.
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26.8.2024
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Injured children and burned cars. The aftermath of the Russian strike on Odesa through the lens of documentarian Oleksandr Himanov.
On the night of 26 August 2024, Russians began attacking Ukraine with Shahed drones, and in the morning missiles joined in. Explosions were heard in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Lviv oblasts, as well as in Kharkiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Kropyvnytskyi.
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News Stories
26.8.2024
Injured children and burned cars. The aftermath of the Russian strike on Odesa through the lens of documentarian Oleksandr Himanov.
On the night of 26 August 2024, Russians began attacking Ukraine with Shahed drones, and in the morning missiles joined in. Explosions were heard in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Lviv oblasts, as well as in Kharkiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Kropyvnytskyi.
Photo Stories
25.8.2024
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Photo with a story: There is something about these unrecognizable Cassandras that resembles ordinary women.
These women in yellow scarves on benches near their homes on the road, as if unwell Cassandra were unrecognizable.
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Photo Stories
25.8.2024
Photo with a story: There is something about these unrecognizable Cassandras that resembles ordinary women.
These women in yellow scarves on benches near their homes on the road, as if unwell Cassandra were unrecognizable.
Photo Stories
23.8.2024
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Unicorn Battalion
LGBTQ+ military of Ukraine are fighting for their country and their rights in the chaos of war.
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Photo Stories
23.8.2024
Unicorn Battalion
LGBTQ+ military of Ukraine are fighting for their country and their rights in the chaos of war.

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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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“Beyond the Verdict.” A documentary project by Nadiia Karpova about people who once lost their freedom and are now fighting for the freedom of others
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“Nature ‘300’.” A project by Andrii Kasianchuk about war and the hope of healing the wounds of the land
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3.6.2026
“The main thing that remains in memory is the people I lived with at the positions.” The story of the fortress of Marinka and its defenders in the photographs of Anatolii Stepanov
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2.6.2026
“7 Seconds” for eternity. Portraits of soldiers on ambrotypes by Stanislav Ostrous
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1.6.2026
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29.5.2026
They were the first. Fighters of the special‑purpose battalion “Donbas” in the photographs of Yakiv Liashenko

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