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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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30.6.2024
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“Workers were unloading parcels.” The aftermath of the Russian airstrike on Nova Poshta in Kharkiv in the photos by Yakiv Liashenko and Olha Kovalova
On June 30, 2024, at around 16:30, Russian forces once again carried out an airstrike on Kharkiv. A guided aerial bomb flew approximately 80 kilometers and hit just a few meters from the Nova Poshta facility in the city’s Slobidskyi district.
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30.6.2024
“Workers were unloading parcels.” The aftermath of the Russian airstrike on Nova Poshta in Kharkiv in the photos by Yakiv Liashenko and Olha Kovalova
On June 30, 2024, at around 16:30, Russian forces once again carried out an airstrike on Kharkiv. A guided aerial bomb flew approximately 80 kilometers and hit just a few meters from the Nova Poshta facility in the city’s Slobidskyi district.
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27.6.2024
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Seven days and nights the fighting for “Almaz‑2” in Avdiivka continued. The aftermath of the battle in the photographs of documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On the morning of January 31, 2017, the Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured the militants’ stronghold “Almaz‑2” in Avdiivka, Donetsk region. The position was strategically important within the country’s overall defense system, as it allowed control over the Donetsk–Luhansk and Donetsk–Horlivka roads.
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27.6.2024
Seven days and nights the fighting for “Almaz‑2” in Avdiivka continued. The aftermath of the battle in the photographs of documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On the morning of January 31, 2017, the Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured the militants’ stronghold “Almaz‑2” in Avdiivka, Donetsk region. The position was strategically important within the country’s overall defense system, as it allowed control over the Donetsk–Luhansk and Donetsk–Horlivka roads.
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27.6.2024
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Weary soldiers and a green corridor under fire. The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Debaltseve through the lens of Oleksandr Klymenko
The fighting in Debaltseve became one of the key events in the confrontation in Donbas. The most intense phase of the battle lasted from January 25 to February 18, 2015, involving massive artillery attacks, close‑range firefights with small arms, as well as street and tank battles. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, about 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers defended Debaltseve, facing an enemy force four times larger. The battles for the city and the operation to withdraw Ukrainian troops became some of the most tragic and large‑scale events of the entire ATO/JFO period.
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27.6.2024
Weary soldiers and a green corridor under fire. The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Debaltseve through the lens of Oleksandr Klymenko
The fighting in Debaltseve became one of the key events in the confrontation in Donbas. The most intense phase of the battle lasted from January 25 to February 18, 2015, involving massive artillery attacks, close‑range firefights with small arms, as well as street and tank battles. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, about 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers defended Debaltseve, facing an enemy force four times larger. The battles for the city and the operation to withdraw Ukrainian troops became some of the most tragic and large‑scale events of the entire ATO/JFO period.
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27.6.2024
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The hottest point on the map. The Avdiivka industrial zone in the photographs of documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On January 30, 2017, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of the Avdiivka industrial zone, driving out the Russian forces. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing images by photojournalist Oleksandr Klymenko, who documented the presence of Ukrainian troops in the Avdiivka industrial zone.
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27.6.2024
The hottest point on the map. The Avdiivka industrial zone in the photographs of documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On January 30, 2017, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of the Avdiivka industrial zone, driving out the Russian forces. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers is publishing images by photojournalist Oleksandr Klymenko, who documented the presence of Ukrainian troops in the Avdiivka industrial zone.
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26.6.2024
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An invisible profession in a visible world. A conversation with Irina Gromotska and Danil Pavlov
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. About photo editing, the role of bill-editors in the media and the voices of Ukrainians in the international field, we talked with Danylo Pavlov and Irinka Gromodska.
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Photo Stories
26.6.2024
An invisible profession in a visible world. A conversation with Irina Gromotska and Danil Pavlov
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. About photo editing, the role of bill-editors in the media and the voices of Ukrainians in the international field, we talked with Danylo Pavlov and Irinka Gromodska.
News Stories
22.6.2024
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Russians struck a residential building in Kharkiv with a KAB guided bomb. The consequences of this war crime through the lens of documentarian Heorhii Ivanchenko
Thirty‑seven people were injured and three were killed — these are the consequences of yet another Russian strike on Kharkiv on 22 June 2024. The occupiers hit the city with guided aerial bombs. Before the attack, the Air Force had warned about launches of guided aviation bombs by tactical aircraft in the Kharkiv region.
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22.6.2024
Russians struck a residential building in Kharkiv with a KAB guided bomb. The consequences of this war crime through the lens of documentarian Heorhii Ivanchenko
Thirty‑seven people were injured and three were killed — these are the consequences of yet another Russian strike on Kharkiv on 22 June 2024. The occupiers hit the city with guided aerial bombs. Before the attack, the Air Force had warned about launches of guided aviation bombs by tactical aircraft in the Kharkiv region.

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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29.4.2026
“Beyond the Verdict” — a documentary project by Nadiia Karpova
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27.4.2026
Butoh dance‑meditation and war. The philosophy of the frame by Yevhen Titov
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26.4.2026
Planetary catastrophe
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23.4.2026
“Resettled from the Chernobyl exclusion zone, people perceived the joy of new life with sadness, for the native home always remains the dearest.” A photo story by Oleksandr Klymenko about housewarmings in 1986
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21.4.2026
“7 Seconds” — a documentary project by Stanislav Ostrous
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17.4.2026
The art of war and routine. Dmytro Kupriian’s photobook about the everyday life of soldiers

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