Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.

The winners for the October 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are Ramon Espinosa, Rebecca Blackwell and Dieu Nalio Chery in News Photography for “Hurricane Matthew,” Gregory Bull in Feature Photography for “Migrants at the Border,” and Chris Carlson in Sports Photography for “Seventh Hole Shot.”

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

News Photography | Ramon Espinosa, Rebecca Blackwell and Dieu Nalio Chery

Feature Photography | Gregory Bull

Sports Photography | Chris Carlson

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