Submissions came from 133 countries, most of them from India followed by China, USA, Germany, Russia and Iran. The international jury created a shortlist of 23 entries.
The shortlists are in alphabetical order.
Shortlist of the Global Peace Photo Award 2023
A memory for the pain
Bade Fuwa, Nigeria
Ahyae
Ghassane Kaaibich, Morocco
Bad Hair
Nuria López Torres, Spain
Ballet Against Bullets
Sebastian Gil Miranda, Argentina
Combing Peace
Elrea Song, Korea
Dreaming of Zeno
Annalaura Cattelan, Italy
Hidden beauty
Saber Ghazi, Iran
Hidden Dream
Shaghayegh Shayankhah, Iran
How shall we greet the sun
Thana Faroq, Netherlands
I’ll take you away
Marina Sycheva, Russian Federation
Life in Balance
Mauro De Bettio, Italy
Life in Color
Sarfo Emmanuel Annor, Ghana
Majella Parc
Carla Kogelman, Netherlands
Mr/Mrs Albinism South Africa
Frank Trimbos, South Africa
My AFRICA
Harry Odunze, Nigeria
Parents on whom our livelihood depends
Yushan Li, China
Peace of Hearts
Mohammed Zaanoun, Palestine
Reimagining Peace
Lisa-Maria Gruber & Friedrich J. Richter, Austria & Germany
The Forbidden Love
Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Bangladesh
The Last Travelers
Eszter Halasi, United Kingdom
The Last Two
Matjaz Krivic, Slovenia
The Women's Peace Movement in Congo
Hugh Kinsella Cunningham, United Kingdom
Women of the Water
Ana Elisa Sotelo, Peru
Shortlist Children’s Peace Image of the Year 2023
A Father's Love
Elisa Maria Hies, Germany
Book
Smilte Baukute, Lithuania
Bright Blossoms
Weda Ganesh, India
Don't be stop laughing
Mesbaul Islam, Bangladesh
Dreamer
Weda Ganesh, India
Embracing Peace through Laughter and Love
Mesbaul Islam, Bangladesh
Finding Peace & Balance
Weda Ganesh, India
Green
Elze Motiekaityte, Lithuania
Hug
Anastasia Tutisani, Georgia
I look at peace in our ordinary days
Manuela Basso, Brazil
Life through the eyes of children
Serbest Salih, United Kingdom
Mein Vater (My Dad)
Justus Raschka, Germany
Mom: From Photographer to my Model
Giorgio Guglielmina, Italy
Moment of Connection
Angel Onyeadurunu (Angelchizzy), Nigeria
Nature's Hugs
Weda Ganesh, India
Plant Peace
Alicja Kempa, Poland
The most Beautiful Smile
Feiyang Chen, China
Tree
Nikolozi Ivanovi, Georgia
Vivid Trees
Yarina Attar, Romania
Warm hugs of trees
Neva Ganesh, India
Water Fun
Barbare Chikviladze, Georgia
Weite, Freiheit, Jugend
Philip Raschka, Germany
World With No Boundaries
Anna Golubeva, Russia