Application Deadline: 24 May 2026, 11:59 PM CET
LOCATION: Austria
The Global Peace Photo Award (formerly the Alfred Fried Photography Award) is organized by Edition Lammerhuber in partnership with Photographische Gesellschaft (PHG), UNESCO, Austrian Parliament, Austrian Parliamentary Reporting Association, International Press Institute (IPI), World Press Photo Foundation, POY LATAM, LensCulture, APA – Austria Presse Agentur, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh) e.V., UNICEF Austria and Vienna Insurance Group.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Global Peace Photo Award is open to all photographers from anywhere in the world.
Digital submissions must be saved as .jpg, with more than 3000 pixels on the longest side. Images must not include any embedded marks, logos, names, or borders.
There is no entry fee!
Submit your work to the Global Peace Photo Award!
Or, if you are 14 years or younger:
Submit your work to the Children’s Peace Image of the Year!
Click here to read the terms and frequently asked questions.
BENEFIT:
Prizes:
There will be a total of €11,000 in cash prizes to be won in all 6 categories!
The Peace Image of the Year will be honoured with a cash prize of € 7,000 sponsored by the Vienna Insurance Group.
3 winners in the Stories category will each receive €1,000
1 winner in the single picture category receives €1,000
1 Childen’s Peace Image of the Year receives €1,000
All winning works will be awarded the Alfred Fried Peace Medal and the photographers will be invited to the award ceremony in Vienna in September 2026, with travel expenses and accommodation covered. All submitted images have the chance to take part in international exhibitions.
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