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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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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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News Stories
May 6, 2024
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The language of photography is universal. Documentary photographer Kateryna Moskaliuk on the value and role of photography in times of war
Kateryna Moskalyuk is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, photojournalist, documentary photographer, works published in Bloomberg Businessweek, Die Zeit, The Ukrainians, Ukraininer, Evacuation.City, Zaborona, Kunsht, Forbes Ukraine and were presented at international exhibitions in Ukraine, Great Britain, USA, Poland, Germany, Armenia, Japan and Hong Kong.
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News Stories
March 13, 2024
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Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstislav Chernov after the Oscar
The film of Kharkiv director Mstislav Chernov “20 Days in Mariupol” won the Oscar in the nomination Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the author of the film in the first hours after the ceremony. You can listen to fragments of the audio version of the exclusive interview of Elena Guseynova with Mstislav Chernov on Radio Culture.
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News Stories
13.3.2024
Only the truth can stop this war. An exclusive interview with director Mstislav Chernov after the Oscar
The film of Kharkiv director Mstislav Chernov “20 Days in Mariupol” won the Oscar in the nomination Best Documentary Feature. We spoke with the author of the film in the first hours after the ceremony. You can listen to fragments of the audio version of the exclusive interview of Elena Guseynova with Mstislav Chernov on Radio Culture.
News Stories
March 20, 2024
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How to document war crimes so that they can be used in court? Recommendations from the Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group
Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group (ULAG, Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group) is a non-governmental organization that deals with justice in the context of armed conflict. ULAG lawyers represent victims in national and international courts, carry out legal analysis, work with archives. Their work also involves advocacy, analytical and advisory activities.
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News Stories
February 3, 2024
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What you shoot cannot be deleted. How photojournalists work at the sites of Russian shelling and in the war zone
With the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, photojournalists covering the war have become even more difficult to work, as personal risks and threats to life have increased at times. What are the rules of work at the sites of “arrivals”? What can and can not be published? How to act when shooting is prohibited? How to shoot so that you don't have to delete the photo?
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News Stories
August 25, 2023
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Program to support 10 Ukrainian photographers and their projects
The "Documentary Photographers on the Frontline: the Support of Ukrainian Photographers and Their Projects" project is an important step in supporting Ukrainian documentary photographers who risk their lives to tell the truth about the military conflict in Ukraine. The UAPP will contribute to the development of this important profession and broaden the world's understanding of the situation in Ukraine by providing funding, training and security support.
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News Stories
May 7, 2024
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Insurance coverage of up to $100,000 for media professionals at war. Who can apply, how and when
Since May 2024, the International Journalists' Insurance Fund (IFSJ) has resumed accepting applications from Ukrainian journalists, fixers, photo and video operators who perform editorial tasks in combat zones. This is reported by the Institute of Mass Information with reference to the Association “Independent Regional Publishers of Ukraine”.
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Exhibitions
10.9.2022
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"Ukraine — the path to freedom"
The exhibition project presents the richness of Ukrainian photography over five decades. It begins in the 70s, at a time when Ukrainian visual art began to publicly express its own language, and ends with the war that is currently engulfing the country. "Ukraine - The Path to Freedom" visualizes key events in the history of Ukraine and examines the development of photography during this period.
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Exhibitions
2.12.2022
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A number of exhibition projects to mark the anniversary of the Holodomor
On the occasion of the Holodomor Remembrance Day, the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers in cooperation with the Center for Austrian-Ukrainian Cultural Studies, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Austria, the Ukrainian Student Society "Sich" in Graz and the Ukrainian Research and Education Center for Holodomor Studies (HREC) created a documentary exhibition "The Holodomor and War. Ukraine in 1932-1933 and 2022".
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Exhibitions
21.12.2022
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"HUNGER AS A WEAPON"
A number of Hunger as a Weapon exhibitions were organized by the Lithuanian Center for Genocide and Resistance Studies and the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia in partnership with the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers.
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Exhibitions
22.2.2023
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«Gesichter des Krieges»
On the anniversary of Russia's barbaric invasion of Ukraine, a remarkable exhibition by Mstyslav Chernov titled "Faces of War" was opened at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.
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Exhibitions
24.2.2023
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«UNABHÄNGIGKEIT! Fotografien aus der Ukraine 1991–2022»
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) in cooperation with the Museum of Modern History in Germany opened a major exhibition project "INDEPENDENCE! Photographs of Ukraine 1991-2022". The works presented at the exhibition show that the outbreak of war in 2022 is not the beginning, but a dramatic escalation of the long-standing conflict between the two states.
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Exhibitions
22.8.2023
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"Defenders of Independence"
Photo exhibition "Defenders of Independence" organized by the Strategic Communications Department of the Chief Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in partnership with the Ukrainian association of professional photographers, FORMOGRAFIA DESIGN STUDIO and How Production.
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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
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