Volodymyr Petrov was born in 1988 in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2005 gained a hobby in Film photography and from that moment on started documenting daily life focusing on human behavior and interactions. In 2009 graduated from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. In November 2013 starting from the first day of the EuroMaidan protest began documenting the everyday life of protestors until the very end of the protest in February 2014 which by that moment developed into the Revolution of Dignity. Afterward bought a digital camera at the beginning of March 2014 and went to Crimea to document the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula by russia.
UAPP is an independent association of professional Ukrainian photographers, designed to protect their interests, support, develop and promote Ukrainian photography as an important element of national culture.
UAPP's activities span educational, social, research and cultural initiatives, as well as book publishing.
UAPP represents Ukrainian professional photography in the international photographic community and is an official member of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) — an international organization representing more than 50,000 professional photographers in Europe and other countries around the world.
