📌 Quick Overview
- Host Country: Austria
- Location: Vienna
- Type: International Photography Competition
- Benefits: Fully Funded (Flights + Accommodation + Cash Prizes)
- Total Prize Pool: €11,000
- Award Ceremony: September 2026 — Vienna, Austria
- Eligibility: Open to all photographers worldwide
- Deadline: May 24, 2026
🌍 About the Global Peace Photo Award 2026
The Global Peace Photo Award is a prestigious international photography competition that identifies and promotes photographers whose images capture human efforts toward a peaceful world — highlighting peace, human rights, social justice, environmental responsibility, and acts of humanity. All winners are personally invited to the Award Ceremony in Vienna in September 2026, where they receive the Alfred Fried Peace Medal, with all travel and accommodation expenses fully covered.
💰 Financial Benefits
- ✈️ Round-trip airfare to Vienna, Austria
- 🏨 Full accommodation during the award ceremony
- 🏆 Access to the Award Ceremony
- 🥇 Alfred Fried Peace Medal for all winners
- 💶 Total cash prize pool of €11,000
🏅 Cash Prizes Breakdown
- Peace Image of the Year: €7,000 (1 winner)
- Stories Category: €1,000 each × 3 winners
- Single Image Category: €1,000 (1 winner)
- Children’s Peace Image of the Year (age 14 and under): €1,000
Total: €11,000 — all winners receive the Alfred Fried Peace Medal and are invited to Vienna.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
- Open to all photographers from anywhere in the world — no nationality restrictions!
- Age 15 and above: enter the Single Image or Stories categories
- Age 14 and under: enter the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category
- Submit high-quality .JPG files, minimum 3,000 pixels on the longer side
- No watermarks, logos, names, or borders on submitted images
- No application or entry fee
📝 How to Apply
- Visit the official website via the button below
- Select the appropriate category (Single Image / Stories / Children’s)
- Upload your high-quality .JPG photograph(s)
- You may edit your submission anytime before the deadline
- Finalize and submit before May 24, 2026
⚠️ Note: The deadline is May 24, 2026. Only 8 days remaining — do not wait!
Published by LeapLearn Academy · Information sourced from the official globalpeacephotoaward.org · May 2026
