AP monthly staff photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the July 2021 AP Photo Contest are Ramon Espinosa for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of police detaining an anti-government protester during a demonstration in Havana, Cuba.
Dar Yasin for News Photography Story, for his series of images documenting violence in Kashmir.
Oded Balilty for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children reading by candlelight during the annual Tisha B'Av (Ninth of Av) in Jerusalem.
Carolyn Kaster for Feature Photography Story, for her series on Dover Air Force Base, Del.
Frank Franklin II for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov getting hit with a punch by Puerto Rico's Yankiel Rivera Figueroa during their men's flyweight 52-kg boxing match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Natacha Pisarenko for Sports Photography Story, for her series on Simone Biles during the Tokyo Olympics Artistic Gymnastics events.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Richard Drew are featured below.