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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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17.7.2024
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“Stronger than bombs.” UAPP and its German partners are implementing a photo exhibition in Dresden about the destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers continues to work actively abroad on various international projects, representing and promoting authors from Ukraine.
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17.7.2024
“Stronger than bombs.” UAPP and its German partners are implementing a photo exhibition in Dresden about the destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers continues to work actively abroad on various international projects, representing and promoting authors from Ukraine.
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16.7.2024
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Mass death of people in Odesa. The confrontation between Euromaidan participants and the pro‑Russian Antimaidan in the photographs of Oleh Kutskyi
On May 2, 2014, in Odesa, on Hretska Square and at Kulykove Pole, mass clashes took place between supporters of Euromaidan and participants of the pro‑Russian “Antimaidan” movement, followed by a fire in the Trade Unions House. Forty‑eight people were killed and more than 200 were injured.
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16.7.2024
Mass death of people in Odesa. The confrontation between Euromaidan participants and the pro‑Russian Antimaidan in the photographs of Oleh Kutskyi
On May 2, 2014, in Odesa, on Hretska Square and at Kulykove Pole, mass clashes took place between supporters of Euromaidan and participants of the pro‑Russian “Antimaidan” movement, followed by a fire in the Trade Unions House. Forty‑eight people were killed and more than 200 were injured.
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11.7.2024
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10 photos of June: a selection of key photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with Ukraіner continues to share the key photos of the month related to the full-scale invasion.
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11.7.2024
10 photos of June: a selection of key photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in partnership with Ukraіner continues to share the key photos of the month related to the full-scale invasion.
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8.7.2024
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“Deliberately targeted children.” The ruins of Kyiv’s Ohmatdyt after Russian missiles in the photographs of documentarians
Wounded children, frightened adults, white medical coats stained with blood — these are the consequences of yet another Russian combined attack against Ukrainians. On the morning of July 8, Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kyiv, and Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, Ohmatdyt, came under enemy fire.
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8.7.2024
“Deliberately targeted children.” The ruins of Kyiv’s Ohmatdyt after Russian missiles in the photographs of documentarians
Wounded children, frightened adults, white medical coats stained with blood — these are the consequences of yet another Russian combined attack against Ukrainians. On the morning of July 8, Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kyiv, and Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, Ohmatdyt, came under enemy fire.
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4.7.2024
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The battles for Karachun and Savur‑Mohyla, or Where the fighting for Donbas began. The hot summer of 2014 through the lens of Oleksandr Kly
On April 13, 2014, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine launched a large‑scale anti‑terrorist operation, which eventually escalated into a war against the Russian army. The battles for Karachun and for Savur‑Mohyla went down in history as some of the bloodiest clashes in Donbas at the beginning of the ATO.
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4.7.2024
The battles for Karachun and Savur‑Mohyla, or Where the fighting for Donbas began. The hot summer of 2014 through the lens of Oleksandr Kly
On April 13, 2014, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine launched a large‑scale anti‑terrorist operation, which eventually escalated into a war against the Russian army. The battles for Karachun and for Savur‑Mohyla went down in history as some of the bloodiest clashes in Donbas at the beginning of the ATO.
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30.6.2024
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“Hungry. Exhausted. Happy.” Photographers Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov showed the condition in which Ukrainians return from Russian captivity
On June 25, 2024, another 90 Ukrainians returned home from Russian captivity: 32 National Guard servicemen, 18 border guards, 17 members of the Naval Forces, 15 Armed Forces soldiers, and 8 Territorial Defense fighters. Among them were 59 defenders of Mariupol, 52 of whom had held out at Azovstal. Also returning to Ukrainian soil were 5 National Guard soldiers who had been on duty at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant at the start of the invasion.
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30.6.2024
“Hungry. Exhausted. Happy.” Photographers Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov showed the condition in which Ukrainians return from Russian captivity
On June 25, 2024, another 90 Ukrainians returned home from Russian captivity: 32 National Guard servicemen, 18 border guards, 17 members of the Naval Forces, 15 Armed Forces soldiers, and 8 Territorial Defense fighters. Among them were 59 defenders of Mariupol, 52 of whom had held out at Azovstal. Also returning to Ukrainian soil were 5 National Guard soldiers who had been on duty at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant at the start of the invasion.

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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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6.1.2026
Light and War. The photobook *“Donbas, the Edge of Hell and Love”* by Serhii Korovainyi
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5.1.2026
A photo with a story: to build a castle and walk away
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29.12.2025
Paradise in Troyeshchyna. Oleksandr Navrotskyi’s photographs of the surreal world of the big city
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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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