Essays on the History of Ukrainian Photography – Selected Authors Announced

Odesa Photo Days is launching a new long-term project to research and rethink the history of Ukrainian photography. The project will result in a series of publications that bring together essays by authors working with archival materials, regional histories, vernacular photography, and the role of photographic practices in Ukraine in the 19th and 20th centuries.

In autumn 2024, we announced an open call for research proposals.
We received 51 applications from different cities and regions of Ukraine – from historians, photographers, curators, researchers, and writers. This response confirms the growing interest in studying Ukrainian photography and the need for platforms to support such research and publication.

Following the selection process, we are pleased to announce the 20 authors who will take part in the first stage of the project. Each author will work on an essay that may be included in the first volume of the series. 

Selected authors:
Dmytro Babyuk
Dmytro Bilko
Mykhailo Chernichkin
Andrii Dostliev
Kateryna Filiuk
Halyna Hleba
Hennadii Kazakevych
Volodymyr Linikov
Mykhailo Markovych
Valeriia Nasedkina
Vitalii Petrushko
Valeriia Pitenina
Liubov Poprotska
Iryna Sklokina
Yurii Sosnytskyi
Oksana Sulyma
Anna Svitai
Annamariia Turovtsii
Andrii Usach
Hanna Vrochynska

The project is implemented in cooperation with the Ukrainian House of Photography with the financial support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.