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

The winners for the February 2017 AP Staff Photo Contest are Felipe Dana and Diego Herculano in News Photography for “Brazil Violence,” Dieu Nalio Chery in Feature Photography for “Deadly Lockups,” and David Goldman in Sports Photography for “Spring Training.”

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

News Photography | Felipe Dana and Diego Herculano

Feature Photography | Dieu Nalio Chery

Sports Photography | David Goldman

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