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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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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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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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A photo with a story: enveloped in landscapes of dying
Some time in our lives, even if it happened during the war, will still retain the feeling that the landscape is about the peace and beauty of existence.
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Stanislav Ostrous: “War is not only death, but also a kind of life”
Ukrainian photographer Stanislav Ostrous shared his experiences of the first days of the full-scale war in Kharkiv, the stories of people he encountered in areas liberated from Russian forces, and the places that truly embodied the soul of Kherson.
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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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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
June 29, 2024
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The consequences of the missile strike on the Dnipro in the photo of Mykola Sinelnikov
A damaged high-rise building, one dead, injured people, among the victims is a baby. Such are the consequences of the Russian missile attack on the Dnieper on Friday, June 28. Rescuers spent the night dismantling the rubble of a destroyed high-rise building.
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News Stories
June 28, 2024
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Zelensky awarded five photographers with state orders
President Volodymyr Zelensky honored Ukrainian media with state awards, including five photographers. The relevant decree №383/2024 was published on the website of the Head of State on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Ukraine.
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News Stories
June 28, 2024
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The exhibition “Brave to Bring Light” was held in The Hague, Netherlands
Cultural diplomacy is an important tool for building international relations, promoting mutual understanding and strengthening cultural ties between countries. One of the striking examples of such diplomacy is the presentation of a photobook about the most difficult winter in the history of independent Ukraine “Dare to bear light” in The Hague.
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News Stories
June 27, 2024
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Murder of the “first cyborg” in Kyiv. Explosion of the car of the commander of special intelligence officers Maxim Shapoval in the photos of Serhiy Nuzhnenko
On June 27, 2017, around 8 am, the commander of one of the special purpose units of the Main Intelligence Directorate Maxim Shapoval died. His car exploded at the intersection of Solomenskaya and Mechanisatorov streets. The murder was classified as a terrorist act.
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News Stories
June 27, 2024
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The hottest spot on the map. Avdeivska industrial zone in the photos of the documentarian Oleksandr Klymenko
On January 30, 2017, the Armed Forces took control of the Avdeyev industrial zone, knocking out the Russians from there. The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of photojournalist Oleksandr Klymenko, who documented the stay of Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka industrial zone.
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News Stories
June 27, 2024
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Tired soldiers and a green corridor under fire. The withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Debaltsev in the lens of Oleksandr Klymenko
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers publishes photos of photojournalist Oleksandr Klymenko, who documented the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Debaltsev after heavy fighting.
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Books
15.11.2023
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Special issue of Reporters in English
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPF) in cooperation with The Ukrainians published a special issue of Reporters magazine, which brought together the most powerful documentary footage of the Ukrainian struggle for freedom. The issue includes 155 photographs by the country's leading photographers, as well as texts by Dmytro Kuleba, Oleksandra Matviychuk, Serhiy Plokhiy, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Olena Stiazhkina, and Olesya Khromeichuk.
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Research Projects
1.11.2023
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"Photo Chronicles of the War"
A media and archival project that demonstrated the importance of the transformations our country is going through, as well as the value of documentary photography, which during the war is not just a source of evidence of events, but a powerful weapon against propaganda and falsification of history.
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Exhibitions
8.11.2023
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«Brave to bring the light»
An exhibition project created in cooperation between the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPF) and IST Publishing, which is being implemented as part of the presentation of the book of the same name, which reflects the life of Ukraine during the difficult period of winter blackouts in 2022-2023, as well as the courage of energy workers and every citizen of Ukraine.
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Exhibitions
4.4.2024
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WEYUAPP: Europe Through Ukrainian Eyes
WEYUAPP is an art project created by Italian photographer Lisa Borgiani in partnership with the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP). The project is a continuation of the series "What does Europe mean to you?" (WEY), which explores the sense of European identity through personal stories and visual images of European citizens.
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Books
12.4.2024
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“FLASH. Ukrainian Photography 2022-2023”
The book was created in cooperation between the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) and the Ukrainian House. The publication includes works by Ukrainian photographers taken during the two years since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops.
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Exhibitions
8.1.2023
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BAKHMUT — THE FACE OF GENOCIDE (1942-2022)
The project is dedicated to the tragedy of the city of Bakhmut that took place in 2022, as well as to honoring the memory of the victims of the Bakhmut Babyn Yar, a horrific crime committed by the Nazis in 1942. This exhibition aims to unite the two genocides in one space and draw parallels between them.
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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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Photo Stories
Jan 10, 2024
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A lie in a photo lives an hour, and the truth, perhaps not so beautiful, lives an eternity. Conversation with Ukrainian Documentarians
We continue with a series of interviews with professional Ukrainian documentarians, for whom shooting in the open sky, during explosions, has become familiar. This time we talked with Maryan Kushnir, Andriy Dubchak and Serhiy Nuzhnenko about the face of war, front-line reports and the transformation of everyone's personal optics over these 10 years.
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Grant
7.9.2024
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Fine Art Photography Awards
Мистецтво народжується з пристрасті. Художня фотографія — досконалий інструмент, який дозволяє людині спілкуватися зі світом і ділитися своїм баченням. Вона є результатом глибокої чутливості автора, потреби виразити почуття через зображення, унікального погляду на навколишню дійсність. Це може бути спонтанним, але може бути і свідомим та цілеспрямованим маніфестом. FAPA шукає фотографії, народжені пристрастю — вашою пристрастю.
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Grant
7.9.2024
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Mobile Photography Awards
$10,000 призовій фонд: $3000 Гран-прі, $250 для кожного з наших переможців у категоріях і багато іншого!
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Grant
6.9.2024
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Tokyo International Foto Awards
Tokyo International Foto Awards заохочує всіх фотографів брати участь у фотоконкурсі TIFA. Поділіться своїми унікальними талантами зі світом і виграйте призи, нагороди та визнання.
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Grant
6.9.2024
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The W. Eugene Smith Grant
Одна з найпрестижніших грантових програм для фотографів — імені американського фотоесеїста Вільяма Юджина Сміта, який висвітлював Другу світову війну і приєднався до агентства Magnum. Щоб подати заявку, потрібно відправити біографію та резюме (до двох сторінок), опис проєкту і до 40 своїх знімків. 
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Grant
6.9.2024
The W. Eugene Smith Grant
Одна з найпрестижніших грантових програм для фотографів — імені американського фотоесеїста Вільяма Юджина Сміта, який висвітлював Другу світову війну і приєднався до агентства Magnum. Щоб подати заявку, потрібно відправити біографію та резюме (до двох сторінок), опис проєкту і до 40 своїх знімків. 
Grant
7.9.2024
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2024 Lucie Scholarship Program
Lucie Foundation підтримує широкий спектр форматів: від образотворчого мистецтва до документального кіно та фотожурналістики. 
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Grant
6.9.2024
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Тренінги HEFAT Refresher у Києві від RSF
У вересні та жовтні RSF організовує 2 нові тренінги HEFAT Refresher у Києві.
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Photo Stories

Photo Story
Dec 6, 2024
10 photos of November
Photo Story
Aug 9, 2024
When the war came to Kharkiv. Conversation with Georgy Ivanchenko, Yakov Lyashenko and Oleksandr Magula
Photo Story
Jun 26, 2024
An invisible profession in the world of the visible. Conversation with Irinka Gromotska and Danil Pavlov
Photo Story
Mar 27, 2024
Oksana Parfeniuk, Sasha Maslov. Conversation with documentary photographers about how they work here and now in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war
Photo Story
Nov 24, 2023
The frontline is not a safari for photographers. A conversation with Ukrainian documentary artists
Photo Story
Jan 10, 2024
A lie in a photo lives an hour, and the truth, perhaps not so beautiful, lives an eternity. Conversation with Ukrainian Documentarians

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