Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment. The winners for the January 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are Felipe Dana in News Photography for “Zika,” Dita Alangkara in Feature Photography for “Orangutan Rescue,” and Aaron Favila, Rick Rycroft, Andrew Brownbill, Vincent Thian and Rafiq Maqbool in Sports Photography for “Australian Open.”

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images are featured below.

News Photography | Zika by Felipe Dana

Feature Photography | Orangutan Rescue by Dita Alangkara

Sports Photography | Australian Open by Aaron Favila, Rick Rycroft, Andrew Brownbill, Vincent Thian and Rafiq Maqbool

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