Presenting the Shortlist

Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Global Peace Photo Award 2022. Click here to view the top entries of the Global Peace Photo Award 2022 and the Children’s Peace Image of the Year 2022.

The final winners were already informed.

Prizes

The top five listed photographers will be awarded the Alfred Fried Peace Medal. The Peace Image of the Year will receive €10,000. The winning picture will be on display for one year at the Austrian Parliament and will be included in the permanent art collection of the Austrian Parliament.

Award Ceremony

All winners will be invited to Vienna to the award ceremony at the Austrian Parliament on 14 November 2022 with travel expenses and accommodation paid. It will be one of the first events held at the renovated Austrian Parliament after reopening on 26 October 2022.

Exhibitions

The participants of the Global Peace Photo Award 2022 can look forward to a series of exhibitions: For example the winning pictures and a best-of the-shortlist were shown at the Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo, the largest outdoor photo festival in Europe, with over 300 000 visitors.

NEWS

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG)

5 July 2022 – We warmly welcome VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP (VIG) as our new main sponsor. VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP (VIG) is the leading insurance group in Central and Eastern Europe. „Peace is a prerequisite for a livable, secure and modern society. Without peace there can be no social justice, no democracy and no ability to engage in dialogue. The Global Peace Photo Award is an important signal of this and a matter of concern for us to support it as part of our traditionally high level of social and cultural responsibility“, says Elisabeth Stadler, General Manager (CEO) and Chairwoman of the Managing Board which will be represented at the Global Peace Photo Award jury by Barbara Grötschnig, head of VIG sponsoring department.

LensCulture

17 February 2022 – We warmly welcome LensCulture as our newest partner. LensCulture is a photography network and online magazine about contemporary photography in art, media, politics, commerce and popular cultures worldwide. It is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

LensCulture’s Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder Jim Casper will also join the jury of the Global Peace Photo Award.

XPOSURE Photo Festival APPRECIATION AWARD for the Global Peace Photo Award  

15 February 2022 – the Global Peace Photo Award had the honor to receive an APPRECIATION AWARD, presented by the XPOSURE Photo Festival in Sharjah. More…

A touching letter

2 January 2022 – Sasan Moayyedi from Iran who won the Peace Image of the Year 2020 sent us this letter which made us very happy. We are proud to be called „the best experiences in my field of professional activity“ by a truly accomplished photographer like Sasan.

Hello, I wish you have a good day and hope you are well, sir. I received my award with your help and the cooperation of the embassy. Thanks again to you and the Peace Festival Working Group for this happy event.This event has been one of the best experiences in my field of professional activity. Wishing Collaborate again with you dear ones.Best wishes sasan moayyedi

POY LATAM

1 November 2021 – We warmly welcome POY LATAM as our newest partner. POY Latam was created by Loup Langton and Pablo Corral Vega in 2011 to celebrate excellence in documentary and artistic photography in Ibero-America. It has become the largest and one of the most important competitions in the region. POY Latam is not for profit and seeks to reach the general public through the organization of the contest, exhibitions, workshops and publications.

Renowned photojournalist Pablo Corral Vega will also join the jury of the Global Peace Photo Award.

Podcasts

1 November 2021 – The Podcast Gate7 has two episodes in connection to the Global Peace Photo Award. (German speaking)

Listen to the episode „‚Meine Welt war nicht die Welt an den Rändern der roten Teppiche. Ich wollte in das richtige Leben.‘ Peter-Matthias Gaede, Juror of the Global Peace Photo Award“

Listen to the episode „Global Peace Photo Award: Wie sieht Frieden aus?“