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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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UAPP Projects
14.2.2024
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“Armed Truth — 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine,” an exhibition within the Café Kyiv 2024 program
“Armed Truth — 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine” is an exhibition project by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), created as a visual testimony to the events that shaped modern Ukraine. It brings together photographs taken by Ukrainian documentarians Mstyslav Chernov and Viacheslav Ratynskyi during the Revolution of Dignity and throughout the key historical moments of the past decade — from the birth of a new civic movement to the experience of war that defines the present.
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UAPP Projects
14.2.2024
“Armed Truth — 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine,” an exhibition within the Café Kyiv 2024 program
“Armed Truth — 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine” is an exhibition project by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), created as a visual testimony to the events that shaped modern Ukraine. It brings together photographs taken by Ukrainian documentarians Mstyslav Chernov and Viacheslav Ratynskyi during the Revolution of Dignity and throughout the key historical moments of the past decade — from the birth of a new civic movement to the experience of war that defines the present.
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14.2.2024
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Exhibition “Armed Truth - 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine” was included in the Café Kyiv 2024 program
On February 19, the Café Kyiv event will be held in Berlin, an annual event dedicated to Ukraine, organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. På,, och kultur Ukraina a.
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News Stories
14.2.2024
Exhibition “Armed Truth - 10 Years of the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in Ukraine” was included in the Café Kyiv 2024 program
On February 19, the Café Kyiv event will be held in Berlin, an annual event dedicated to Ukraine, organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. På,, och kultur Ukraina a.
Photo Stories
11.2.2024
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Words retreat in the face of hatred, both personal and all-encompassing. Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week.
On the evening of February 9, Russian strike drones attacked Kharkiv from the Belgorod region. Several of them hit oil tanks at a fuel depot in the Nemyshlyanskyi district. Fuel leaked, mixed with snow, and spread across the street, causing a large fire. Throughout the night and the following day, rescue workers fought the fire and searched for victims.
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Photo Stories
11.2.2024
Words retreat in the face of hatred, both personal and all-encompassing. Elena Guseinova analyzes the photo of the week.
On the evening of February 9, Russian strike drones attacked Kharkiv from the Belgorod region. Several of them hit oil tanks at a fuel depot in the Nemyshlyanskyi district. Fuel leaked, mixed with snow, and spread across the street, causing a large fire. Throughout the night and the following day, rescue workers fought the fire and searched for victims.
News Stories
10.2.2024
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Fire River in Kharkiv. The consequences of drones hitting an oil base in the lens of Ukrainian photographers
A fiery river of fuel covered the Nemyshlyan district of Kharkov on the night of February 10. There was an air alarm in the city, there was an explosion, and then a fire broke out.
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News Stories
10.2.2024
Fire River in Kharkiv. The consequences of drones hitting an oil base in the lens of Ukrainian photographers
A fiery river of fuel covered the Nemyshlyan district of Kharkov on the night of February 10. There was an air alarm in the city, there was an explosion, and then a fire broke out.
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10.2.2024
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Mykolaiv school of photography MYPH: from conceptual to documentary images
The well‑known MYPH school of conceptual and art photography in southern Ukraine was founded by Serhii Melnychenko in his hometown of Mykolaiv. Its training is aimed at promoting and deepening the understanding of contemporary conceptual and artistic photography among creators. During Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, Mykolaiv photographers took on an active volunteer role. Some joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while others shifted from artistic to documentary photography to record the consequences of the occupiers’ actions.
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News Stories
10.2.2024
Mykolaiv school of photography MYPH: from conceptual to documentary images
The well‑known MYPH school of conceptual and art photography in southern Ukraine was founded by Serhii Melnychenko in his hometown of Mykolaiv. Its training is aimed at promoting and deepening the understanding of contemporary conceptual and artistic photography among creators. During Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, Mykolaiv photographers took on an active volunteer role. Some joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while others shifted from artistic to documentary photography to record the consequences of the occupiers’ actions.
News Stories
9.2.2024
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Explosion during the farewell ceremony. The aftermath of the missile strike on Pervomaisky in photographs by Alexander Magula
On July 4, 2023, the Russian army struck the city center of Pervomaisky, Kharkiv region. According to the prosecutor's office of Ukraine, the Russian military launched an Iskander missile at a residential quarter of the city. Several high-rise buildings were damaged, 43 people were injured, including 12 children. The explosion occurred during a farewell ceremony with Ukrainian intelligence commander Oleg Fadeenko.
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News Stories
9.2.2024
Explosion during the farewell ceremony. The aftermath of the missile strike on Pervomaisky in photographs by Alexander Magula
On July 4, 2023, the Russian army struck the city center of Pervomaisky, Kharkiv region. According to the prosecutor's office of Ukraine, the Russian military launched an Iskander missile at a residential quarter of the city. Several high-rise buildings were damaged, 43 people were injured, including 12 children. The explosion occurred during a farewell ceremony with Ukrainian intelligence commander Oleg Fadeenko.

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