The submitted images came from 122 countries. Top countries are: Russia, China, India, Germany, USA. In a first step the international jury created a shortlist of 24 entries. In the course of the discussion the jury decided to add a separate single entry shortlist.
The shortlists are in alphabetical order.
Shortlist of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2018

26 Days
Sandra Hoyn, Germany

An attempt at normality
Dmitrij Leltschuk, Germany

Ángeles
Constanza Portnoy, Argentina

Apocrypha
Yuri Pritisk, Russia

Atomic age
Denis Golovey, Belarus

Because of pink
Carla Kogelman, Netherlands

Eva and June
Haakon Sand, Norway

Finding Freedom in the Water
Anna Boyiazis, USA

I came as a stranger
Ekaterina Sevrouk, Germany

Like a bird
Johanna Maria Fritz, Germany

Lucky
Selma van der Bijl, Netherlands

Meeting Sofie
Snezhana von Büdingen, Germany

Milaya - Patterns of Home
Nora Lorek, Sweden

Out-of-the-way
Elena Anosova, Russia

Peace is …
Sameer Al-Doumy, Syria

Reading for Tehran Streets
Maryam Firuzi, Iran

Seven
Chris De Bode, Netherlands

Summer of the fawn
Alain Laboile, France

Talai's story
Pavel Volkov, Russia

The Sound Of Hope
Jean-Marc Caimi, Italy

Township Ballet
Frank Trimbos, Netherlands

Twins Forever
Haakon Sand, Norway

When you’re 66, …
Dirk Opitz, Germany

Youth of Northern Ireland
Toby Binder, Germany
Shortlist Special Award of the Jury (single images)
Shortlist Children Peace Image of the Year 2018

Day in the countryside
Izick, Zion, David, USA

Double peace
Nikita Wolz, Germany

Friendship
Naomi Dries, Switzerland

Just about the beautiful
Kirill Kozymaer, Russia

Single images
Shortlist, Children's Peace Image of the Year

Walk with a ferret
Sergey Jukov, Russia

Was ist für mich Frieden?
Photo Group „NÖ Landeskindergarten Sitzenberg“, Austria