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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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13.3.2024
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Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstyslav Chernov after receiving the Oscar
On 23 May 2024, the film *20 Days in Mariupol* by Kharkiv‑born director Mstyslav Chernov won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the filmmaker in the first hours after the ceremony. Fragments of the audio version of Olena Huseinova’s exclusive interview with Mstyslav Chernov can be heard on Radio Kultura.
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13.3.2024
Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstyslav Chernov after receiving the Oscar
On 23 May 2024, the film *20 Days in Mariupol* by Kharkiv‑born director Mstyslav Chernov won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the filmmaker in the first hours after the ceremony. Fragments of the audio version of Olena Huseinova’s exclusive interview with Mstyslav Chernov can be heard on Radio Kultura.
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11.3.2024
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The White King and Others: The Most Mysterious Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Photographs of Vyacheslav Ratynsky
On May 22, 2023, a series of explosions occurred in the Belgorod region. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine said that an operation is being carried out in this territory to “create a safety strip” exclusively with the participation of citizens of the Russian Federation. Instead, a “counter-terrorist operation regime” was introduced in the Belgorod region and began evacuating nuclear munitions from the storage facility.
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11.3.2024
The White King and Others: The Most Mysterious Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Photographs of Vyacheslav Ratynsky
On May 22, 2023, a series of explosions occurred in the Belgorod region. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine said that an operation is being carried out in this territory to “create a safety strip” exclusively with the participation of citizens of the Russian Federation. Instead, a “counter-terrorist operation regime” was introduced in the Belgorod region and began evacuating nuclear munitions from the storage facility.
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11.3.2024
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The film *20 Days in Mariupol* by director Mstyslav Chernov has won an Oscar.
A historic moment for Ukraine. The documentary *20 Days in Mariupol* by director, journalist, and UAPP founder Mstyslav Chernov has brought our country its first Oscar.
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11.3.2024
The film *20 Days in Mariupol* by director Mstyslav Chernov has won an Oscar.
A historic moment for Ukraine. The documentary *20 Days in Mariupol* by director, journalist, and UAPP founder Mstyslav Chernov has brought our country its first Oscar.
Photo Stories
10.3.2024
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One life is enough for a drone: Elena Guseinova and photo of the week
Vyacheslav Ratynsky took this photo back in February. One of Ukraine's charitable foundations is donating FPV drones to the military, which people from all over Ukraine have been donating money for over several months. Two thousand FPV drones are laid out in long, thin black and white lines on the floor of a large pavilion. Between these lines, a Ukrainian soldier holds one of the drones in his hands, as if it were a toy.
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Photo Stories
10.3.2024
One life is enough for a drone: Elena Guseinova and photo of the week
Vyacheslav Ratynsky took this photo back in February. One of Ukraine's charitable foundations is donating FPV drones to the military, which people from all over Ukraine have been donating money for over several months. Two thousand FPV drones are laid out in long, thin black and white lines on the floor of a large pavilion. Between these lines, a Ukrainian soldier holds one of the drones in his hands, as if it were a toy.
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10.3.2024
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Wounded Kharkiv — the city through the eyes of those who document the consequences of Russian attacks for Ukrainian and international media
Burned houses and cars, shattered windows, bloodstains on the asphalt, bodies lying covered on the ground — these are the wounds on the body of the city. Every shelling, every “arrival,” every consequence of a Russian attack harms people, and with them everything they have built over a lifetime. Beloved places disappear, historical architecture is destroyed, high‑rises turn into abandoned ghost buildings, and the city skyline loses its familiar shape.
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News Stories
10.3.2024
Wounded Kharkiv — the city through the eyes of those who document the consequences of Russian attacks for Ukrainian and international media
Burned houses and cars, shattered windows, bloodstains on the asphalt, bodies lying covered on the ground — these are the wounds on the body of the city. Every shelling, every “arrival,” every consequence of a Russian attack harms people, and with them everything they have built over a lifetime. Beloved places disappear, historical architecture is destroyed, high‑rises turn into abandoned ghost buildings, and the city skyline loses its familiar shape.
Photo Stories
7.3.2024
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10 photos of February: a selection of key photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
UAPP in partnership with Ukraіner is launching a cycle of publications of key photos of the month related to the full-scale invasion. Some captured a certain historical event, others — ordinary moments, talentedly transformed by the photographer into a symbol. They are all part of a new story that we are creating together.
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Photo Stories
7.3.2024
10 photos of February: a selection of key photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
UAPP in partnership with Ukraіner is launching a cycle of publications of key photos of the month related to the full-scale invasion. Some captured a certain historical event, others — ordinary moments, talentedly transformed by the photographer into a symbol. They are all part of a new story that we are creating together.

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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23.8.2024
Unicorn Battalion
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19.8.2024
Endless columns of Ukrainian Armed Forces move toward the Kursk region. Documentarian Viacheslav Ratynskyi recounts the events on the Russian‑Ukrainian border.
Photo Stories
10.8.2024
Photo with a story from Vera Kuryko: This is love — and not a word more
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9.8.2024
When war came to Kharkiv. A conversation with Georgiy Ivanchenko, Yakov Lyashenko, and Alexander Magula
Photo Stories
7.8.2024
10 photos of July: a selection of important photos of the month from UAPP and Ukraїner
Photo Stories
6.8.2024
Lviv photographer Marta Syrko on the Sculptural project, The Bachelor, inclusivity, the body, and trauma

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