AP monthly staff photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the August 2021 AP Photo Contest are Altaf Qadri for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Mohammad Nabi holding his seven-month-old daughter Bahar as he helps his wife, a former Afghan policewoman Khatera Hashmi, inside a rented accommodation in New Delhi, India
Joseph Odelyn, Fernando Llano and Matias Delacroix for News Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the Haiti earthquake.
Dar Yasin for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim boy flagellating himself as he participates in an Ashura procession, the 10th day of Muharram, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.
Victor R. Caivano for Feature Photography Story, for his series on falling water levels in Argentina's Parana River.
Nick Wass for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, leaping over a creek after looking for his ball in the rough near the 18th green during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md.
Emilio Morenatti for Sports Photography Story, for his series on the Paralympics in Tokyo.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Anita Baca are featured below.