AP monthly photo contest

Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment. 

The winners for the April 2023 AP Photo Contest are Markus Schreiber for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of a police officer using a drill to remove a piece of roadway that a climate activist glued his hand to during a protest against climate change in Berlin, Germany.

Moises Castillo for News Photography Story, for his coverage of the return to Guatemala of 17 migrants who died in a fire at an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Manu Fernandez for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Costaleros taking part during a holy week procession in Priego de Cordoba, southern Spain.

David Goldman for Feature Photography Story, for his series out of Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas documenting a conch population that is fading due to overfishing and the threat overfishing poses around the world to traditional foods.

Andre Penner for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Indigenous athletes competing in a soccer match as part of the Indigenous Games, in the Tapirema community of Peruibe, Brazil.

Matias Delacroix for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the annual two-day Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo festival, in Lethem, Guyana. 

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Anita Baca are featured below.

 

News Photography Single Image | Markus Schreiber


 

News Photography Story | Moises Castillo


 

Feature Photography Single Image | Manu Fernandez


 

Feature Photography Story | David Goldman


 

Sports Photography Single Image | Andre Penner


 

Sports Photography Story | Matias Delacroix