Best of the East

Best of the East is a monthly gallery that features some of the top photojournalism made by AP staff photographers, freelancers and members based in AP’s 10-state U.S. East region.  

This month’s selection of noteworthy images begins with two from Maine photographer Bob Bukaty.  Both beautiful photos, both precise action and both very different all the same.

Boston-based photographer Charlie Krupa documented migrants being driven north to the Canadian border because of the perception, real or perceived, that the age of President Donald Trump means the United States is no longer the destination of the world’s dispossessed.

Charlie was also on hand to photograph the partial solar eclipse as seen from historic Faneuil Hall.

Samsung’s Justin Denison is dwarfed by projections of the company’s Galaxy Note 8, during the phone’s introduction, in New York.

New York staffer Julie Jacobson spent time with teenagers and young men being mentored in Syracuse.

Bill Cosby appeared in court as changes occur to his legal team, causing a delay in his retrial.

A participant becomes shows strong emotion as he becomes a U.S. citizen during a ceremony in New York.

Scuffles broke out in Boston after a “Free Speech” rally was staged by conservative activists and opposed by counter-protestors.

Before the US Open, there is the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. Peak action is beautifully captured by staffer John Minchillo.

Professional baseball and Little League World series is an August mainstay with veteran staffers Gene Puskar and Tony Dejak making the memorable pictures.

Preseason NFL football is another pursuit in August.

The galley ends with another Bob Bukaty image, the first rays of sunlight color the clouds over Mount Katahdin, a newly created national monument in the news.

This gallery was curated by Jacqueline Larma, Regional Photo Editor/East for the Associated Press.

In this Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 photo, a youngster explores the Penobscot River's East Branch at the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument near Patten, Maine. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to retain the newly created national monument, but said he might recommend adjustments to the White House on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A taxi filled with women from many nations pay their fare as they arrive at an unofficial border station across from Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec on Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y., early Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. The migrants are being driven north by the perception, real or perceived, that the age of President Donald Trump means the United States is no longer the destination of the world's dispossessed. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A partial solar eclipse passes over the golden grasshopper weathervane atop historic Faneuil Hall on a cloudy afternoon in Boston, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Justin Denison, vice president of strategy for Samsung Telecommunications America, stands among projections of the company's Galaxy Note 8, during the phone's introduction, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A group of teenagers and young men exercise outside the Faith and Hope Community Center in the South Side neighborhood just down the hill from Syracuse University's Carrier Dome, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Syracuse, N.Y. Coach and mentor Arthur “Bobby” Harrison, who was serving in Attica state prison in 1971 during the infamously deadly uprising, believes in providing a firm hand for the teens who train here. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Bill Cosby departs after a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Cosby's retrial will be delayed as his new legal team gets up to speed on the case. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Gleidson Hoffman, originally from Brazil, becomes emotional during his naturalization ceremony, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A counter-protester, part of a small group who remained on the street hours after a "Free Speech" rally was staged by conservative activists, scuffles with a security guard and police, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

A man wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of President Donald Trump, right, is hit by a flying plastic bottle of water near a "Free Speech" rally staged by conservative activists, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston. Counterprotesters marched through the city to historic Boston Common, where many gathered near a bandstand abandoned early by conservatives who had planned to deliver a series of speeches. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team performs Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at the Great State of Maine Air Show at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns to Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Elena Vesnina, of Russia, waits for a serve from Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, during the middle rounds at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A man exercises outside the Faith and Hope Community Center, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Syracuse, N.Y. Coach and mentor Arthur “Bobby” Harrison, who was serving in Attica state prison in 1971 during the infamously deadly uprising, believes in providing a firm hand for the teens who train here. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Cleveland Indians' Francisco Lindor tosses the ball from his mitt to second baseman Jose Ramirez to get Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain out at second base during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Japan's Tsubasa Tomii pitches during the first inning of Little League World Series Championship baseball game against Lufkin, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, serves to Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, during the men's singles final at the Western & Southern Open, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Mason, Ohio. Dimitrov won 6-3, 7-5. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart drops the ball after tagging Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte (6), who touches the plate to score the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) reaches but can't get to the ball in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Tokyo, Japan's Natsuki Yajima (20) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run off White Rock, British Columbia pitcher Reece Ussleman in the third inning of an International baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Japan won 10-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 photo, the first rays of sunlight color the clouds over Mount Katahdin in this view from the Katahdin Woods and Waters Scenic Byway outside Patten, Maine. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to retain the newly created national monument, but said he might recommend adjustments to the White House on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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This gallery was curated by Jacqueline Larma, Regional Photo Editor/East for the Associated Press.

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