AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the December 2023 AP Photo Contest are Fatima Shbair for News Photography Single Image, for a photo of Palestinians taking water from a humanitarian aid truck as it crossed into the Gaza Strip in Rafah.
Mosa’ab Elshamy for News Photography Story, for his coverage of elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Alex Brandon for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a waxing crescent moon setting behind the East Building of the National Gallery of Art with Katharina Fritsch's Hahn/Cock casting a shadow in Washington, D.C.
Andre Penner for Feature Photography Story, for his series on female Juma tribe members taking over the lead of their people in their territory near Canutama, Amazonas state, Brazil, following the death of the last remaining elderly man. His daughters changed the patriarchal tradition and now fight to preserve their territory and culture.
Ng Han Guan for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Junior Men's bronze medalist Slovakia's Adam Hagara performing during the exhibition segment of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final held in Beijing.
Charles Rex Arbogast and David Banks for Sports Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the Chicago Bears NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Chicago.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Iyer Subramoney are featured below.