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