The exhibition presents the works of the Khmelnytskyi regional organization of the National Union of Photographers of Ukraine (NUPhU).

The Khmelnytsky regional organization was one of the first to be established in Ukraine. Three delegates, namely Anatolii Kyrylyshyn, Anatolii Lysyi, and Oleksandr Solentsov, participated in the First Constituent Congress of the Union of Photographers of Ukraine in 1989 in Kyiv. They became the first members of the regional organization. Anatolii Kyrylyshyn was also the first head of the Khmelnytskyi regional organization of the NUPhU.

In the early nineties of the last century, the Khmelnytsky regional organization presented Ukrainian photography at foreign exhibitions, impressing the audience and respected jury members of international competitions with photographs made in experimental author’s techniques. With the advent of digital cameras, the art of photography became more democratic and accessible. Various national and international photo events began to take place in Ukraine more often. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Khmelnytsky regional organization was replenished with new enthusiasts of photography and continues to take an active part in the photographic movement of Ukraine.

Now, the Khmelnytskyi regional organization has eighteen members, including both amateur and professional photographers. Its members take part in photo contests, photo festivals, photo exhibitions and plein airs of various levels, from local to international, promoting photography, gaining recognition from the audience and winning numerous awards.

The exposition includes eighty works of various genres by twelve authors, including works by Honored Artist, AFIAP artist, Honorary Member of the Union, one of the founders of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Organization Oleksandr Solentsov (1989, Khmelnytskyi), works by the Head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Organization Anatolii Ivanov (1991, Khmelnytskyi), works by current members of the Union: Mykola Velychko (2005, Starokostiantyniv), Serhiy Maryasov (2005, Khmelnytskyi), Serhiy Aniskov (2016, Khmelnytskyi), Serhiy Zysko (2016, Khmelnytskyi), Olena Laptieva (2016, Khmelnytskyi), Yuriy Savin (2016, Kamianets-Podilskyi). Kamianets-Podilskyi), Maryna Shavyrina-Shkoliar (2016, Khmelnytskyi), Roman Uvarov (2021, Kamianets-Podilskyi), Serhii Uspalenko (2021, Khmelnytskyi), and a candidate for membership in the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Oleksandr Savenko (Khmelnytskyi).

Most of the works are made with digital printing, but there are also works made with the so-called alternative techniques that were invented in the nineteenth century. These are the works of Mykola Velychko – salt printing, and the works of Roman Uvarov – cyanotype.

Curated by: Anatolii Ivanov, photographer, head of the Khmelnytskyi regional organization of the National Union of Photographers of Ukraine (NUPhU).