AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the July 2022 AP Photo Contest are Nariman El-Mofty for News Photography Single Image, for her photo of a Sixty-six-year-old man injured from a strike sitting on a chair in his damaged apartment in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.
Silvia Izquierdo for News Photography Story, for her coverage of a police raid targeting a criminal group in Rio's largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, in Brazil.
David Goldman for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Maria and Oleh Berest embracing while posing for their photographer by a fountain on their wedding day as sandbags fortify the opera house in Odesa, Ukraine.
Nariman El-Mofty for Feature Photography Story, for her coverage of medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova giving medical tactical training to soldiers in eastern Ukraine.
Frank Augstein for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of China crashing at the start of the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England.
Charlie Riedel, Ashley Landis and Gregory Bull for Sports Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Rodrigo Abd and Jorge Saenz are featured below.
News Photography Single Image | Nariman El-Mofty
Sixty-six-year-old Volodymyr, injured from a strike, sits on a chair in his damaged apartment, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
News Photography Story | Silvia Izquierdo
A resident comforts a wounded man as he is placed in the back of a truck after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents carry a body wrapped in a cloth to a waiting vehicle after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A protester lifts his shirt to show that he is unarmed during a demonstration by moto-taxi service drivers against a police operation in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police stormed the favela as part of an operation against cargo theft, according to police. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents place a wounded man in the back of a truck after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents use a cart to transport a body after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A police officer works to remove tires set on fire by residents to protest against a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Police conduct an operation in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Multiple deaths were reported during the raid that was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents protest as they stand around bodies wrapped in blankets after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents place a wounded man on a dolly after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents shout at police in protest against a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Residents carry a body to a waiting vehicle after a police operation in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Multiple deaths have been reported after the police operation against cargo theft in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A resident waves a white sheet in protest and to ask for peace after a police operation that resulted in multiple deaths, in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Police said in a statement it was targeting a criminal group in Rio largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, that stole vehicles, cargo and banks, as well as invaded nearby neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Feature Photography Single Image | David Goldman
Maria and Oleh Berest embrace while posing for their photographer by a fountain on their wedding day as sandbags fortify the opera house in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Feature Photography Story | Nariman El-Mofty
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, gives a medical tactical training session to soldiers in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens go off, in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, gives a medical tactical training session to paramedics and soldiers, in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, wears her heels as she prepares to give a medical tactical training course to soldiers and paramedics, in her apartment in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, center, delivers binoculars to a soldier as she tries it out, and medical aid to a paramedic, right, at their base, on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, delivers medical aid to a hospital, in Kurakhove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, gives a medical tactical training session to paramedics and soldiers, in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, puts on make up, as she prepares to give a medical tactical training course to soldiers and paramedics, in her apartment in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, speaks to soldiers as she delivers medical aid to a hospital, in Kurakhove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, gives a medical tactical training session to paramedics and soldiers, in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, films a paramedic as she tries out medical equipment on Voronkova???s 32 year-old assistant Yevhen Veselov, at her base, on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, gives a medical tactical training session to paramedics and soldiers, in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, takes a photo of grain fields burning, on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Sports Photography Single Image | Frank Augstein
Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of China crashes at the start of the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Sports Photography Story | Charlie Riedel, Ashley Landis and Gregory Bull
Men compete during a heat in the men's 5000-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Anderson Peters, of Grenada, competes in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Devon Allen, of the United States, wins a heat in the mens 110-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, wins a heat in the women's 100-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Dina Asher-Smith, of Britain, left, wins a heat in the women's 100-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Alice Finot, of France, falls in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Anne Zagre, of Belgium, falls running alone in a heat in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. Zagre in lane six got hampered during the race at the 10th hurdle by Nia Ali, of the USA in lane five. Ali of the USA knocked a hurdle over and got in lane six, affecting Zagre. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Nia Ali, of the United States, falls while competing in a heat in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Noah Lyles, of the United States, reacts after winning a final in the men's 200-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, reacts during the high jump at the World Athletics Championships Friday, July 15, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, center, greets fans with silver medalist Shericka Jackson, of Jamaica, right, and bronze medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica, after a medal ceremony for the final in the women's 100-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)