In this contribution we summarize recent investigations on the deeply virtual Compton Scattering (DVCS) within the color dipole approach. The color dipole cross section is implemented through the phenomenological saturation model. The role played by its QCD evolution and skewedness effects in the DVCS cross section are discussed. The results are compared with the recent H1 and ZEUS Collaborations data. The skewing factor, defined as the ratio of the imaginary parts of the amplitudes ImA(gamma*p <FONT FACE=Symbol>® g</FONT>* p)/ImA(gamma*p <FONT FACE=Symbol>® g</FONT>p) can be extracted from the data using recent DVCS and the inclusive inelastic cross section measurements at DESY-HERA. We report on this experimental extraction and compare the results to the theoretical predictions for NLO QCD and the color dipole approach.

In this contribution we present recent investigation on the extraction of the skewing factor, defined as the ratio of the imaginary parts of the amplitudes Im ${\cal A}$(gamma* p <FONT FACE=Symbol>® g</FONT>* p)/ Im ${\cal A}$(gamma* p <FONT FACE=Symbol>® g</FONT> p). This factor is extracted from the data using the recent DVCS and the inclusive inelastic cross section measurements at DESY-HERA. We compare the results to the theoretical predictions for NLO QCD and the color dipole approach.

We report on our recent investigations in photonuclear production of heavy quarks and vector mesons in ultraperipheral collisions at nucleus-nucleus and proton-nucleus reactions. They are initiated by quasi-real photons coming from one of the nuclei or hadron in interactions taking place at large impact parameter. We focus on the role played by the high energy theoretical/phenomenological approaches in photon-nuclei scattering, namely the strength of parton saturation phenomenon and high energy nuclear shadowing. In particular, our theoretical predictions are compared with the recent experimental measurements on coherent r (STAR) and J/Y (PHENIX) photoproduction at RHIC and estimates for LHC are given.