AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the January 2023 AP Photo Contest are Oded Balilty for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Ultra-Orthodox Jews mourning over the body of Rabbi Shimon Baadani during his funeral, in Bnei Brak, Israel.
Ben Curtis for News Photography Story, for his coverage of events surrounding the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at The Vatican in Rome.
Manu Fernandez for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a man riding a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain.
Matias Delacroix for Feature Photography Story, for his coverage of the Chile Performing Arts Festival.
Aijaz Rahi for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of a security guard trying to separate a boy who hugs India’s captain Rohit Sharma after invading the field of play during the second one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Raipur, India.
Aaron Favila for for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Petr David Josek and Natacha Pisarenko are featured below.
News Photography Single Image | Oded Balilty
Ultra-Orthodox Jews mourn over the body of Rabbi Shimon Baadani during his funeral, in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Baadani died today at the age of 94, he was the president of the Shas party's "Council of Torah Sages," a group of rabbis that provides spiritual guidance and sets policies for the ultra-Orthodox party's political leadership. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
News Photography Story | Ben Curtis
A nun livestreams with her mobile phone as she views the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican where thousands went to pay their homage Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and his funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lied out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Pope Benedict, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Nuns arrive at dawn to view the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and that his funeral will be held on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lied out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Pope Benedict, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Mourners take photographs of the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican where thousands went to pay their homage Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and his funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Members of the church attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The faithful attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is brought to St. Peter's Square for a funeral mass at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
The faithful attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Pope Francis touches the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before it is carried away after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Pope Francis is pushed away on a wheelchair, right, while the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is carried away after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Feature Photography Single Image | Manu Fernandez
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Feature Photography Story | Matias Delacroix
American dance company BANDALOOP performs "Bird Strike" inspired by the migration without borders, nesting and feeding of birds in urban spaces, at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Revelers watch the "Saurian and the Witnesses of Outer Space", the night parade of the French Plasticiens Volants company during the Dance, Theater and Visual Arts International Fest Santiago A Mil, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Children watch the "Saurian and the Witnesses of Outer Space", the night parade of the French Plasticiens Volants company during the Dance, Theater and Visual Arts International Fest Santiago A Mil, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Actors perform the Lituanian opera intervention called 'Sun & Sea' at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A parade of giant insects by Sarruga Produccions performs on the street during the Dance, Theater and Visual Arts International Fest “Santiago A Mil” in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Reflected on a glass, actors perform the Lituanian opera intervention called 'Sun & Sea' at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Italian dance company KITONB performs "Carillon, the Flight of Time," a great urban theater show that takes place between the earth and the sky, at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Italian dance company KITONB performs "Carillon, the Flight of Time," a great urban theater show that takes place between the earth and the sky, at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People watch a parade of giant insects by Sarruga Produccions performing on the street during the Dance, Theater and Visual Arts International Fest “Santiago A Mil” in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
American dance company BANDALOOP performs "Bird Strike" inspired by the migration without borders, nesting and feeding of birds in urban spaces, at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A father and son rest on a bus stop after watching the "Saurian and the Witnesses of Outer Space", the night parade of the French Plasticiens Volants company during the Dance, Theater and Visual Arts International Fest Santiago A Mil, in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Actors perform the Lituanian opera intervention called 'Sun & Sea' at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Sports Photography Single Image | Aijaz Rahi
A security guard tries to separate a boy who hugs India’s captain Rohit Sharma, right, after invading the field of play during the second one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Raipur, India, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Sports Photography Story | Aaron Favila
Alina Korneeva of Russia reacts after defeating compatriot Mirra Andreeva in the girls' singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Coco Gauff of the U.S. plays a forehand return to compatriot Bernarda Pera during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Taylor Fritz of the U.S. serves to Alexei Popyrin of Australia during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece moves an insect from the court during his third round match against Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Ben Shelton of the U.S. plays a forehand return to compatriot Tommy Paul during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. plays a forehand return to Shang Juncheng of China during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Andrey Rublev of Russia serves to Holger Rune of Denmark during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a backhand return to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a forehand return to Karen Khachanov of Russia during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Jack Draper of Britain during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus serves to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)