The jury of the Global Peace Photo Awards selected the work "No One Can Take My Soul" by Iranian photographer Mahdi Vaghari as the Peace Photo of the Year 2025 from 24,189 submissions from 132 countries.

On March 30, 2026, the winners of the Global Peace Photo Awards in four categories were honored for the thirteenth time at Vienna City Hall. The keynote address of the evening was given by Terumi Tanaka, Secretary General of Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese peace organization that was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.


The winners of the Global Peace Photo Awards 2025

Children's Category
Noa Hagemann from Germany for „Meine Schwester“

Single Image Category
Mahdi Vaghari from Iran for „No one can take my Soul”

Series Category
Fereshteh Eslahi from Iran for „But we were so strong“
Diego Ibarra Sánchez from Spain for „LBN: On the roaring of the bus“
Ami Vitale from the USA for „Kenya’s Black Rhino Revival“


The award gala took place in the packed Coat of Arms Hall of Vienna City Hall, at the... more