AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the July 2023 AP Photo Contest are Rafiq Maqbool for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of a woman wailing whose family members were trapped under rubble after a landslide washed away houses in Raigad district, western Maharashtra state, India.
Petros Giannakouris for News Photography Story, for his coverage of wildfires in Greece.
Ariana Cubillos for Feature Photography Single Image, for her photo of residents and environmentalists watching a Cardon (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtle hatchling head to the ocean after being released by conservationists at the beach in La Sabana, Venezuela.
Fernando Llano for Feature Photography Story, for his series on native Mexican corn.
John Locher for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Terence Crawford connecting with Errol Spence Jr. during their undisputed welterweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas.
Lee Jin-man for Sports Photography Story, for coverage of the the Japan Swimming Worlds diving events.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Natacha Pisarenko and Jorge Saenz are featured below.