Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment. The winners for the February 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are John Locher, Gerald Herbert, Patrick Semansky, Matt Rourke, Dave Weaver, Jae C. Hong, Steve Helber, Andrew Harnik, Charles Krupa and Paul Sancya in News Photography for “On the Campaign Trail,” Oded Balilty in Feature Photography for “Glass Mountains,” and Frank Augstein in Sports Photography for “Getting the Shot In.”

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

News Photography | On the Campaign Trail by John Locher, Gerald Herbert, Patrick Semansky, Matt Rourke, Dave Weaver, Jae C. Hong, Steve Helber, Andrew Harnik, Charles Krupa and Paul Sancya

Feature Photography | Glass Mountains by Oded Balilty

Sports Photography | Getting the Shot In by Frank Augstein

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