impact

KYIV

forum

october

14-18, 2026

war/conflict

photography

forum

Impact Kyiv:
War/Conflict Photography Forum

October 14–18, 2026, Kyiv, Ukraine

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has transformed visual storytelling. The shifting media landscape and emerging technologies have significantly impacted how contemporary conflicts are being documented and covered.

We explore visual, technological, memorial and ethical approaches in photography to question the roles and responsibilities of documenting modern wars and conflicts.

International exhibition, discussions, workshops and curated screenings.

Organized by the Ukrainian House of Photography with the French Institute in Ukraine and with the financial support of the French Embassy in Ukraine

deadline may 30, 2026

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED

Results announced after June 20, 2026

Results announced after June 20, 2026

Preparation of the architectural plan:
July–August 2026

Exhibition production:
August–September 2026

Public opening of the exhibition:
October 15, 2026

category 1.

Documentary coverage
of war/conflict

Documentary projects are accepted for consideration in this category. The use of AI, photomontages, collages, and visual manipulations that alter the image is not allowed.

category 2.

Conceptual approach 

in covering war/conflict

We accept photo projects that explore war and conflict through conceptual approaches or metaphors. Visual experiments and the use of vernacular photography are acceptable. The use of AI is prohibited.

jury

Guillaume Herbaut

is an acclaimed French documentary photographer and photojournalist, and a member of Agence VU’ since 2021.
His work focuses on "places of memory" and the invisible traces of history, often documenting zones of conflict, environmental disaster, and social fragility.

Hilary
Roberts

is a distinguished British curator, author, and specialist in the history and practice of conflict photography. In 2017, she was awarded the Royal Photographic Society’s Award for Curatorship. She is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and an adviser to several organizations, including the VII Foundation. Author of The Camera at War: 170 Years of Weaponizing Photography (2025/2026), which examines the history of photo manipulation in conflict.

Valenzuela Escobedo

is an esteemed Chilean-French artist, researcher, and curator who specializes in the intersection of contemporary art, decolonial theory, and the history of photography. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Double Dummy Studio, a platform for critical reflection on documentary photography. He also serves as a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).

Kateryna
Radchenko

is Ukrainian curator, photography researcher, and photographer based Kyiv. She is a key figure in the Eastern European photography scene, known for her work on the intersection of history, politics, and visual culture. Founder and director of the international festival Odesa Photo Days, curator of Ukrainian House of Photography. 

Cynthia
Young

is the Director of the Robert Capa and Cornell Capa Archive at the International Center of Photography in New York. She has curated many exhibitions about photography of the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and Chim, as well as exhibitions of the work of Cornell Capa, Ralph Eugene Meatyard and Weegee, and about climate change.

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