Peace and Sustainability

• The portfolio ‘Sunrise’ by Iranian photographer Hamed Sodachi was nominated for the 2021 German Peace Prize for Photography. © Hamed Sodachi
• Michael Dannenmann, chairman of the jury for the Felix Schoeller Photo Award and the German Peace Prize for Photography, reviewing submissions during one of last year’s jury meetings © Alexander Boehle

Submissions for the sixth edition of the Felix Schoeller Award (established by the Felix Schoeller Group in 2013) are now open: until January 15, 2023, professional photographers from around the world are able to enter their work in the categories of Portrait, Photojournalism, and Sustainability – each endowed with 5000 euros.

In addition, the contest includes a ‘Best Work by an Emerging Photographer’ category, aimed specifically at talented student and trainee photographers. This newcomer award is thematically unrestricted, and also endowed with 5000 euros.

Since 2019, the Felix Schoeller Group – together with the Peace City Osnabrück – has also been awarding the German Peace Prize: the highly prestigious, 10,000-euro award is designed to honour projects addressing the topic of ‘peace’ through the medium of photography.