AP monthly staff photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the August 2020 AP Photo Contest are Hassan Ammar for News Photography Single Image, for his photo a wounded woman being evacuated after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Morry Gash and David Goldman for News Photography Story, for their combined coverage of protests in Wisconsin following the police shooting of a black man in Kenosha.
Robert F. Bukaty for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Marley Wentworth, of Newfield, Maine, surfacing through bubbles after jumping into the Mousam River at Indian’s Last Leap, a popular swimming hole in Springvale, Maine.
Altaf Qadri for Feature Photography Story, for his long term, in-depth series on the Ganges waterway in India.
Mark J. Terrill for Sports Photography Single Image, for his image of Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Taylor colliding with San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles..
Oded Balilty for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the National Amateur Body Builders Association competition in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images, judged by Scott Applewhite, are featured below.