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

The winners for the September 2017 AP Staff Photo Contest are Bernat Armangue and Dar Yasin in News Photography for “Rohingya Fleeing Violence,” Vadim Ghirda in Feature Photography for "Gypsy Festival," and Darren Cummings in Sports Photography for “Locking Arms.”

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

News Photography | Bernat Armangue and Dar Yasin

Feature Photography | Vadim Ghirda

Sports Photography | Darren Cummings

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