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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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29.7.2024
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“My photography cannot be about anything other than war.” New UAAP member Daria Svertilova on her projects, reflections, and dream photos
About the project “Temporary House” (or “Hostel”), jet photography during the war, photo education in France, dream photography — we talk about this and more with the new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Dariya Svertilova.
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Photo Stories
29.7.2024
“My photography cannot be about anything other than war.” New UAAP member Daria Svertilova on her projects, reflections, and dream photos
About the project “Temporary House” (or “Hostel”), jet photography during the war, photo education in France, dream photography — we talk about this and more with the new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, Dariya Svertilova.
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28.7.2024
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Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: It seems that the thing is in the whiteness and painfulness.
I am not even thinking about the color (although white can be so white), but rather whether it is appropriate to go out looking so clean at noon on July 8, when the Russians were about to shell the Okhmatdyt children's hospital and the area near the Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv. And we're only talking about a few of the thirty-eight missiles that were fired at various Ukrainian cities.
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Photo Stories
28.7.2024
Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: It seems that the thing is in the whiteness and painfulness.
I am not even thinking about the color (although white can be so white), but rather whether it is appropriate to go out looking so clean at noon on July 8, when the Russians were about to shell the Okhmatdyt children's hospital and the area near the Lukyanivska metro station in Kyiv. And we're only talking about a few of the thirty-eight missiles that were fired at various Ukrainian cities.
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23.7.2024
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MH17: fakes and narratives of Russian propaganda
The international investigation established that the Boeing‑777 aircraft of flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, in which all 298 passengers were killed, was shot down by a Russian‑made Buk surface‑to‑air missile system. However, Russia continues to manipulate this issue, blaming Ukraine.
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23.7.2024
MH17: fakes and narratives of Russian propaganda
The international investigation established that the Boeing‑777 aircraft of flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, in which all 298 passengers were killed, was shot down by a Russian‑made Buk surface‑to‑air missile system. However, Russia continues to manipulate this issue, blaming Ukraine.
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20.7.2024
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Strike on a dugout. Ukrainian photographer Olga Kovalova was wounded in the Donetsk region
While documenting the Russian‑Ukrainian war, two Kharkiv photographers — Olga Kovalova, a project manager at the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, and Vladyslav Krasnoshchok — came under enemy artillery fire on July 19, 2024, near the front line in the Toretsk direction in the Donetsk region.
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20.7.2024
Strike on a dugout. Ukrainian photographer Olga Kovalova was wounded in the Donetsk region
While documenting the Russian‑Ukrainian war, two Kharkiv photographers — Olga Kovalova, a project manager at the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, and Vladyslav Krasnoshchok — came under enemy artillery fire on July 19, 2024, near the front line in the Toretsk direction in the Donetsk region.
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18.7.2024
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City‑shield or another “fortress” of Chasiv Yar in the photographs of Ukrainian documentarians
Chasiv Yar is a city that has been stormed and shelled by occupying forces for months. The invaders continue to relentlessly burn through Chasiv Yar, applying a scorched‑earth tactic. For more than two and a half years, Russian forces have sought at any cost to capture the city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, which became a front‑line position after the fall of Bakhmut.
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18.7.2024
City‑shield or another “fortress” of Chasiv Yar in the photographs of Ukrainian documentarians
Chasiv Yar is a city that has been stormed and shelled by occupying forces for months. The invaders continue to relentlessly burn through Chasiv Yar, applying a scorched‑earth tactic. For more than two and a half years, Russian forces have sought at any cost to capture the city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, which became a front‑line position after the fall of Bakhmut.
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18.7.2024
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The world of contemporary Ukrainian photography in the new book by MYPH and CREATIVE PUBLISHING
The publishing house Creative Publishing and the Mykolaiv school of conceptual and art photography MYPH have jointly prepared the photobook “Conceptual Photography.” The goal is to inform domestic and international audiences about contemporary conceptual photography in Ukraine by showcasing the works of its most prominent representatives. The authors of the book are Liusiia Bondar, publisher at Creative Publishing, and Serhii Melnychenko, photographer and founder of the MYPH school of conceptual and art photography.
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18.7.2024
The world of contemporary Ukrainian photography in the new book by MYPH and CREATIVE PUBLISHING
The publishing house Creative Publishing and the Mykolaiv school of conceptual and art photography MYPH have jointly prepared the photobook “Conceptual Photography.” The goal is to inform domestic and international audiences about contemporary conceptual photography in Ukraine by showcasing the works of its most prominent representatives. The authors of the book are Liusiia Bondar, publisher at Creative Publishing, and Serhii Melnychenko, photographer and founder of the MYPH school of conceptual and art photography.

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