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

The winners for the January 2017 AP Staff Photo Contest are Esteban Felix in News Photography for “Chile Wildfires,” Dieu Nalio Chery in Feature Photography for “Horse Therapy,” and Aaron Favila, Andy Brownbill, Dita Alangkara and Kin Cheung 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 | Esteban Felix

Feature Photography | Dieu Nalio Chery

Sports Photography | Aaron Favila, Andy Brownbill, Dita Alangkara and Kin Cheung

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