AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the April 2022 AP Photo Contest are Rodrigo Abd for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Nadiya Trubchaninova, 70, crying while kneeling next to the coffin that contains the remains of her 48-year-old son during his funeral in the cemetery of Mykulychi, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Emilio Morenatti for News Photography Story, for his coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Rodrigo Abd for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a Ukrainian soldier as he eyes a soccer ball during a pick-up game, in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Matias Delacroix for Feature Photography Story, for his coverage of Good Friday celebrations in Caracas, Venezuela.
Mark J. Terrill for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Los Angeles Angels center fielder Jo Adell going after a ball during the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game in Los Angeles.
Natacha Pisarenko for Sports Photography Story, for her coverage of the the Women's Polo Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Ashley Landis are featured below.
News Photography Single Image | Rodrigo Abd
Nadiya Trubchaninova, 70, cries while kneeling next to the coffin that contains the remains of her 48-year-old son during his funeral in the cemetery of Mykulychi, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 16, 2022. After word reached her that Vadym, killed by retreating Russian troops, had been found and buried by strangers in a yard in Bucha, she spent more than a week trying to bring him back home to Mykulychi for a proper grave. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
News Photography Story | Emilio Morenatti
Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, in the outskirt of Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Valentyna Nechyporenko, 77, reacts crying at her son's grave Ruslan, 47, during his funeral at the cemetery in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, on Monday, April 18, 2022. Ruslanwas killed by Russian army on March 17 while delivering humanitarian aid to his neighbours in the streets of Bucha. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Tetyana Boikiv, 52, right, meets and hugs her neighbour Svitlana Pryimachenko, 48, during a funeral service for her husband, Mykola Moroz, 47, at the Ozera village, near Bucha, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Mykola was captured by Russian army from his house in the Ozera village on March 13, taken for several weeks in an unknown location and finally found killed with gunshots at about 15 kilometres from his house. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Olga Zhovtobrukh, 55, cries during an Easter religious service celebrated at a church in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Galyna Bondar, mourns next to the grave of her son Oleksandr, 32, after burying him at the cemetery in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Oleksandr, who joint the territorial Ukrainian defence as a co-ordinator was killed by a gunshot by Russian Army. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Nadiya Trubchaninova, 70, next to his son Oleg Trubchaninov, 46, attends the funeral of her son Vadym, 48, who was killed by a Russian Army gunshot last March 30, during his funeral in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Ukrainian men and women wait their turn to be called for a food distribution organised by the Red Cross in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, on Monday, April 18, 2022. Citizens of Bucha are still without electricity, water and gas after more than 43 days since the Russian invasion began. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Volodymyr Bondar, 61, mourns next to the grave of her son Oleksandr, 32, after burying him at the cemetery in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Oleksandr, who joint the territorial Ukrainian defence as a co-ordinator was killed by a gunshot by Russian Army. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Nadiya Trubchaninova, 70, cries next to the body of her son Vadym, 48, who was killed by a Russian Army gunshot last March 30, during his funeral in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Gravedigger, Alexander, digs a grave at the cemetery of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Vova, 10, looks at the grave of his mother, Maryna, where his father, Ivan Drahun, prays during her funeral in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Vova’s mother died while they sheltered in a cold basement for more than a month during the Russian military’s occupation. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Relatives attend the funeral of Illya Shklyaruk, 25, an Irpin citizen involved in evacuations of his neighbours from the town and killed inside his car by a bun shot by Russian Army on March 8, at the cemetery of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Monday, April 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Feature Photography Single Image | Rodrigo Abd
A Ukrainian soldier eyes a soccer ball during a pick-up game, in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Feature Photography Story | Matias Delacroix
A penitent depicting the role of one of two thieves sentenced to be crucified alongside Jesus Christ, hangs on a cross during the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A devotee dressed as a Roman soldier orders a penitent playing the role of one of two thieves sentenced to be crucified alongside Jesus Christ, to stand up after falling, during the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A penitent depicting the role of Jesus Christ is whipped by a fellow devotee playing the role of a Roman soldier, during the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A penitent depicting the role of Jesus Christ, right, tries on a crown of thorns as he prepares for the Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross reenactment marking Good Friday, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Faithful gather to watch a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A penitent depicting the role of Jesus Christ falls down during the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A devotee dressed as a Roman soldier choke holds a penitent playing the role of one of two thieves sentenced to be crucified alongside Jesus Christ, during the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Gathered at El Morro, faithful watch a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A devotee dressed as a Roman soldier whips a penitent playing the role of one of two thieves sentenced to be crucified alongside Jesus Christ, during the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross reenactment in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Flanked by La Cruz de El Morro, penitents reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, marking Good Friday in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 15, 2022. Holy Week commemorates the last week of the earthly life of Jesus Christ culminating in his crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Sports Photography Single Image | Mark J. Terrill
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Jo Adell can’t get to a ball hit for a single by Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger during the seventh inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Sports Photography Story | Natacha Pisarenko
Members of the Polo women’s team from Argentina, Brazil, United States, Ireland, Italy and England pose for media in Pilar, Argentina, Friday, April 8, 2022. The first women's polo world championship will take place in Buenos Aires starting Saturday April, 9 2022.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Brazil’s Camila Jordao rides a horse during a match against Italy at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Ines Lalor from Ireland prepares to hit a ball during a match against England at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina,Sunday, April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Alice Coria, from Italy prepares to ride a horse during a third place match against England at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina,Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Fran Townend, member of the Polo women’s England team prepares to test horses in Pilar, Argentina, Friday, April 8, 2022. The first women's polo world championship will take place in Buenos Aires starting Saturday April, 9 2022 with teams from Argentina, Brazil, United States, Ireland, Italy and England. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Players from Ireland and Argentina ride their horses during a match for the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Lilian Lequerica from United States holds her polo mallet prior to a semi- final match against England at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina,Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina’s Catalina Laivinia, right, and United States Jenna Davis compete during the final match at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina,Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Members of the Polo women’s team from Ireland and Italy play a match to test horses the day before the start the Women's Polo World Championship in Pilar, Argentina, Friday, April 8, 2022. The first women's polo world championship will take place in Buenos Aires starting Saturday April, 9 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Azucena Uranga, member of the Polo women’s team from Argentina tests a horse the day before the start the Women's Polo World Championship in Pilar, Argentina, Friday, April 8, 2022. The first women's polo world championship will take place in Buenos Aires starting Saturday April, 9 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Lilian Lequerica from United States, center right, and Amalia Hughes from England compete for the ball during a semi- final match at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina,Thursday, April 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina team celebrate with friends winning the final match against United States at the Women's Polo World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina,Saturday, April 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)