Global Peace Photo Award 2026 in Vienna – Up to €11,000
Country: Austria
Location: Vienna
Program: Global Peace Photo Award 2026
Organization: Edition Lammerhuber (in partnership with global organizations)
Type: Photography Competition
Eligibility: Open worldwide, including children category
Entry Fee: Free
Deadline: 24 May 2026 (11:59 PM CET)
The Global Peace Photo Award 2026 is an international photography competition that invites photographers from around the world to submit work focused on peace, human goodness, and peaceful coexistence. It includes the Global Peace Photo Award and the Children’s Peace Image of the Year, and it offers cash prizes, recognition, and an award ceremony in Vienna.
Program Overview
The Global Peace Photo Award 2026 aims to promote photographs that reflect human efforts toward a peaceful world. According to the source, the contest also values images that highlight positive aspects such as success, empathy, encouragement, refugee support, happiness, community solidarity, the fight against poverty, advances in medicine, and environmental protection. Applicants can submit multiple entries in this competition.
Benefits of Global Peace Photo Award 2026
✓ No entry fee.
✓ Open to photographers from all over the world.
✓ A total of €11,000 in cash prizes will be distributed among winners of 6 categories.
✓ The Peace Image of the Year will receive €7,000.
✓ The Peace Image of the Year will be displayed in the Austrian Parliament for one year and included in its permanent art collection.
✓ Three winners in the Stories category will each receive €1,000.
✓ One winner in the Single Picture category will receive €1,000.
✓ One Children’s Peace Image of the Year will receive €1,000.
✓ All winning works will receive the Alfred Fried Peace Medal.
✓ Winning photographers will be invited to the award ceremony in Vienna in September 2026, with travel and accommodation covered.
✓ Selected images may also be featured in international exhibitions.
✓ In the children’s category, the winner and their parents will attend the ceremony in Vienna.
Eligibility for Global Peace Photo Award 2026
• Applicants under 15 years old must apply for the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category.
• Applicants aged 15 and above must apply for the main Global Peace Photo Award category.
• Photos submitted for the Story category must not be older than three years.
• Each image or story must include an English caption of up to 2000 characters.
• Images must be uploaded as .jpg files with at least 3000 pixels on the longer side.
• Images must not contain watermarks, logos, names, or borders.
• Up to 99 images can be submitted in the Single Image category.
• In the Story category, applicants can submit 5 to 12 images based on a single theme.
• In the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category, multiple images can be submitted, including single images and stories.
How to Enter
• Visit the official website and select the appropriate category.
• Upload your entry as a .jpg file, either as a single image or a story.
• You can edit or delete your submissions anytime before the deadline.
• Finalize and submit your entry before the closing date.
• Applicants who are 14 years old or younger should submit their work to the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category.
Required Documents
• Images or photographs
• Passport
• Proof of age such as an identity card
Deadline
The last date to apply is 24 May 2026 at 11:59 PM CET.
