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The frontline is not a safari for photographers. A conversation with Ukrainian documentary artists
During the 20 months of full-scale war, photography has become one of the main languages in which Ukraine communicates with the world. It is this language that captures events, records emotions, testifies to crimes, and writes the visual book of history.
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How and what stories to pitch to international media. Tips from photographer Sasha Maslov
The photographer Sasha Maslov talks about finding topics for international media, working with heroes for photo stories, and why a good pitch should be a bit like a thriller, and a so-called cold pitch should be like a first date.
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Pokrovsk: military holding the line, civilians hoping for peace. Photo report by Anton Shtuka
In late 2024, the city of Pokrovsk became one of the hottest spots in eastern Ukraine. This strategically important city, located at the intersection of key transportation routes, has long been known for its coal industry. Today, it is a symbol of resilience, combining human courage and the latest military technology.
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“People feel a little better when they share their experiences.” Karina Pilyugina on her experience of documenting the war
Karina Piliugina is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker, producer, photographer and a new member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. She is known for her work in the Ukrainener project, the documentary series “Victory Units” and photos that tell about the struggle of Ukrainians during the war. We asked Karina about her work and projects, about what remains behind the scenes — her emotions, experiences and how she gives them advice through the lens of her camera.
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A photo with a story: Never before have so many of us gathered at one table
The photo by photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn shows a Christmas table in the middle of a festively decorated Lviv street. The uniforms on the empty chairs are a reminder of the soldiers in captivity and missing in action. A simple and very effective image.
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Мікрогрантова та менторська програма для підтримки українських фотографів від UAPP. Програма включатиме чотири менторські курси та підсумковий конкурс для учасників. Після чого ми надамо фінансову підтримку у розмірі 8000€ фотографам, які створюватимуть
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Менторство — це джерело практичних знань, постійна підтримка та особистий підхід. Ми із власного досвіду знаємо, що молодим фотографам необхідно мати комплексний фідбек, отримувати рекомендації, підтримку та мотивацію від людини з експертизою. ‍
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Мікрогрантова та менторська програма для підтримки українських фотографів від UAPP. Програма включатиме чотири менторські курси та підсумковий конкурс для учасників. Після чого ми надамо фінансову підтримку у розмірі 8000€ фотографам, які створюватимуть
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January 2, 2024
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“The walls saw a great man, now they are gone”. Photo report from the destroyed Roman Shukhevych Museum in Lviv
On New Year's Eve, from 4:00 to 6:00 hours, the Lviv region was attacked by Shahed drones. “According to preliminary information, 10 “Shahedeen” attacked our region. No casualties,” Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said. All enemy drones shot down the military PVC “West” and mobile fire groups.
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News Stories
December 29, 2023
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Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with S-300 and Shahed missiles. See the consequences in the photos of photographers Yakov Lyashenko and Yevhen Gertner
On the eve of the new year, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv in two waves. On the evening of December 30, six S-300 anti-aircraft missiles hit the central part of Kharkiv.
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News Stories
December 29, 2023
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122 missiles and 36 drones. The consequences of the most massive attack on Ukraine through the lens of documentary photographers
On December 29, Russia launched 36 strike drones and 122 ballistic and cruise missiles across different regions of Ukraine. As a result, there are victims and dead in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odessa and Zaporizhzhia. According to the President's Office, as of 16:00 26 Ukrainians were killed and at least 120 were injured in various degrees of severity.
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December 27, 2023
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Russians shelled a railway station in Kherson - the consequences of the tragedy in a photo report by Oleh Palchyk
On December 26, almost 150 people were waiting for the evening train. It was at that moment that the Russians began shelling Kherson, in particular — the railway station. As a result of the attack, a policeman who helped evacuate people was killed. Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said that two other colleagues and several civilians were wounded.
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December 22, 2023
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Shahed fragments hit a Kyiv high-rise building - the consequences in the lens of Serhiy Nuzhnenko
On the night of December 22, the capital of Ukraine was attacked by Russian drones. Two victims with bruises and cut wounds, as well as smashed windows and smashed walls - these are the consequences of the enemy attack in Solomyanskiy district of Kiev. Photoreporter Serhiy Nuzhnenko arrived at the scene of the destruction at 1 o'clock in the morning.
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News Stories
November 3, 2023
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"Hit. Fire. Glow". Kharkiv morning attack in Yakiv Lyashenko and George Ivanchenko photos.
On the night of 3 November, the Russians attacked Ukraine with forty Shahid drones and one X-59 guided missile from the airspace of the temporarily occupied Kherson region. 24 drones and one missile were shot down. The Ukrainian Air Force reported.
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Exhibitions
4.6.2024
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Igor Chekachkov. NA4JOPM
With the support of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), an exhibition by Ukrainian photographer Ihor Chekachkov took place. His images have been published by Forbes, National Geographic, The Guardian, Le Monde, and other international media. NA4JOPM8 is a series of photographs that unites images of fragments of reality from various spheres, ranging from protest events on Maidan in Kharkiv to intimate scenes from private life.
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Exhibitions
4.6.2024
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"Those Who Are Alone."
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) partnered with Chekachkov Photo Academy to hold a competition for the best visual diary created during quarantine. The result was a group online exhibition titled "Those Who Are Alone," featuring the best photographs taken as part of the competition initiated by Chekachkov Photo Academy.
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Exhibitions
4.6.2024
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"Producing Dreams or What the Modern Media Machine Offers."
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) supported the creation of the exhibition "Producing Dreams or What the Modern Media Machine Offers." The project provides an artistic reflection on contemporary media reality and is based on research into how mass media influences our ability to perceive the surrounding world.
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Education
4.6.2024
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The language of photography.
A social project implemented by the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) in educational and rehabilitation centers in Kharkiv and Kyiv for children with speech and hearing impairments.
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Exhibitions
24.2.2022
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Virtual Gallery: Unbreakable. Chronicles of War in Ukraine
In this project, we explore the chronicles of war in Ukraine, witnessed by dozens of Ukrainian photographers. Their photographs have helped create a unique artistic space that will mark the beginning of a new era in Ukraine's history and present it to the world. The virtual gallery features both well-known images that have become part of global history and those that have yet to be published. Each photograph symbolizes the struggle, unity, and resilience of the Ukrainian people.
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Exhibitions
14.4.2022
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Exhibition "Ukraine now: darkness vs light. Children dream about peace"
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of India implemented an exhibition titled "Ukraine Now: Darkness vs Light. Children Dream about Peace", which opened on April 14, 2022. The Polish Institute in India, the Pharmaceutical Company "Kusum", and representatives of the Ukrainian community in India served as partners and partial sponsors for the exhibition.
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Photo Stories
Dec 12, 2024
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About the different work of people in the same form. A conversation with Pavlo Petrov
Continuing Our Series with Ukrainian Documentary ProfessionalsThis time, we spoke with Pavlo Petrov, a photographer with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES). Pavlo shared insights about his work documenting emergencies, the unpredictability of "typical" shoots, the photos from the war that can’t yet be shown, and why capturing death is an essential part of his job.
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Photo Stories
Dec 6, 2024
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10 photos of November
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, together with Ukraїner, continues to publish a selection of important events captured by Ukrainian photographers in November 2024. This month, Ukrainian photographers took their cameras to the front lines in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, filmed farewells to fallen soldiers, shelling of cities by the enemy army, and much more.
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Photo Stories
Aug 9, 2024
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When the war came to Kharkiv. Conversation with Georgy Ivanchenko, Yakov Lyashenko and Oleksandr Magula
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. We talked about the experience of filming the war, empathy in work and the hometown of Kharkiv with Georgy Ivanchenko, Yakov Lyashenko and Oleksandr Magula.
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Photo Stories
Jun 26, 2024
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An invisible profession in the world of the visible. Conversation with Irinka 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
Mar 27, 2024
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Oksana Parfeniuk, Sasha Maslov. Conversation with documentary photographers about how they work here and now in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians. Oksana Parafeniuk and Sasha Maslov told whether the war in Ukraine ceased to interest the foreign reader, how requests to documentary filmmakers were transformed and how their personal view of photo-documentary has changed.
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Photo Stories
Nov 24, 2023
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The frontline is not a safari for photographers. A conversation with Ukrainian documentary artists
During the 20 months of full-scale war, photography has become one of the main languages in which Ukraine communicates with the world. It is this language that captures events, records emotions, testifies to crimes, and writes the visual book of history.
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Grant
2.1.2025
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January opportunities
Acceptance of works for the World Press Photo 2025 competition continues. The annual World Press Photo competition celebrates the best achievements in photojournalism and documentary photography over the past year. Participation is free and open to professional photographers from all over the world.
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Grant
4.12.2024
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December opportunities
A global award for professional and amateur photographers. Every year, thousands of applications from more than 120 countries are submitted to the competition. Entries are accepted in 13 categories, including Architecture, Books, People, Editorship, and Art Photography.
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Grant
2.11.2024
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Можливості листопада
Медіа «ТиКиїв» запускає конкурс «Ти та Київ» для підтримки українських фотографів. Програма передбачає фінансову і менторську допомогу, аби надихнути митців створювати унікальні роботи. Переможці отримають грошові призи: 50 000 грн за перше місце та по 10 000 грн за друге і третє місця.
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Grant
1.9.2024
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МОЖЛИВОСТІ ВЕРЕСНЯ
Професіонали й аматори мають можливість отримати нагороди у фотоконкурсах, представляючи свої концептуальні та документальні світлини. Традиційна підбірка вересня від УАПФ:
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Grant
1.8.2024
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Фотоконкурси серпня, на які варто подати заявки
Професіонали й аматори мають можливість отримати нагороди у фотоконкурсах, представляючи свої концептуальні та документальні світлини. Традиційна підбірка серпня від УАПФ:
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Grant
1.7.2024
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Можливості липня: гранти та конкурси, на які варто подати заявки
Грант на проєкт, який документує війну, премія для незалежних журналістів, а також можливість реалізувати власний фотопроєкт про Київ — зберігайте липневу підбірку можливостей.
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Jan 15, 2025
How and what stories to pitch to international media. Tips from photographer Sasha Maslov
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Jan 12, 2025
Pokrovsk: military holding the line, civilians hoping for peace. Photo report by Anton Shtuka
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Dec 30, 2024
“People feel a little better when they share their experiences.” Karina Pilyugina on her experience of documenting the war
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Dec 29, 2024
A photo with a story: Never before have so many of us gathered at one table
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Dec 24, 2024
“No photo is worth a life": war through the lens of Oleh Petrasyuk
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Dec 23, 2024
What photos by Ukrainian photographers were included in the photo collections of the year by CNN, Reuters, TIME, The New York Times

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