AP monthly photo contest

Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners of the February 2025 AP Photo Contest are Petros Giannakouris for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of a protestor running as riot police stand outside of the parliament during a rally in central Athens, Greece, to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that has also triggered hundreds of other demonstrations and a general strike.
Matias Delacroix for News Photography Story, for his coverage of Panama migrants and a triggered reverse flow by the Trump administration in the U.S.
Matias Basualdo for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of shadows of children cast on a court at a public park during a sports workshop organized by the municipality during school summer vacation in Santiago, Chile.
Emilio Morenatti for Feature Photography Story, for his feature series on daily life in Greenland.
John Locher for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of David Benavidez landing a left punch to David Morrell during a light heavyweight title boxing match in Las Vegas.
Aaron Favila for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in China.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images, judged by Oded Balilty, are featured below.
News Photography Single Image | Petros Giannakouris

A protestor runs as the riot police stand outside of the parliament during a rally in central Athens, Greece to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that has also triggered hundreds of other demonstrations and a general strike, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
News Photography Story | Matias Delacroix

Migrants board a boat at the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, bound for the Colombian border, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, as migrants return from southern Mexico after abandoning hopes of reaching the U.S. in a reverse flow triggered by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A boat transporting migrants departs the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, for the Colombian border, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, as migrants return from southern Mexico after abandoning hopes of reaching the U.S. in a reverse flow triggered by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Luis Sanchez, center, sits with other Venezuelan migrants on a boat leaving Gardi Sugdub on Panama's Caribbean coast, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after giving up hopes of reaching the U.S. while in southern Mexico amid President Trump's crackdown on migration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants arrive at Panama's Caribbean coastal island of in Gardi Sugdub, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, to board boats to Colombia after giving up hopes of reaching the U.S. while in southern Mexico as President Trump cracks down on migration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrant Estebani Llerena, left, sleeps next to her daughter in Puerto Cartí, on Panama's Caribbean coast, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, where they plan to take a boat to Colombia after giving up hopes of reaching the U.S. while in southern Mexico amid President Trump's crackdown on migration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants spend the night in Puerto Carti, on Panama's Caribbean coast, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, before boarding boats to Colombia after turning back from southern Mexico where they gave up hopes of reaching the U.S. amid President Trump's crackdown on migration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants check their phones as they spend the night in Puerto Cartí, on Panama's Caribbean coast, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where they plan to take a boat to Colombia after turning back from southern Mexico where they gave up hopes of reaching the U.S. amid President Trump's crackdown on migration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A migrant deported from the United States stands in a hotel room in Panama City, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait around in a shelter in Palenque, Panama, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. The migrants are returning from southern Mexico after giving up on reaching the U.S., a reverse flow triggered by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants arrive to board a boat in the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, bound for the Colombian border, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, as migrants return from southern Mexico after abandoning hopes of reaching the U.S. in a reverse flow triggered by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrant Luisleibis Navarro carries her son, as he waits to board a boat departing from Panama's Caribbean coastal village of Miramar to the border with Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Migrants are returning from southern Mexico after giving up on reaching the U.S., a reverse flow triggered by President Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wind down during sunset on Gardi Sugdub Island, on Panama's Caribbean coast, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, where they will overnight before attempting to board boats to Colombia the following day after turning back from southern Mexico, abandoning hopes of reaching the U.S. amid President Trump's crackdown on migration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)












Feature Photography Single Image | Matias Basualdo

The shadows of children are cast on the court at a public park during a sports workshop organized by the municipality during school summer vacation in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)
Feature Photography Story | Emilio Morenatti

The northern lights appear over homes in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Children play on an icy surface in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The sun sets in Lilulissat, Greenland, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Relatives of Salik Shmidt and Malu Schmidt gather to celebrate their weeding at their house in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Pieces of ice move thought the sea in Qoornog Island, near Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A worshipper holding her son sings during a religious service in a church in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Ana, 18, and Victor, 19, embrace as they watch the sunset in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Relatives and friends of Salik Shmidt and Malu Schmidt wait outside the Church of our Savior during their weeding in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A person watches as pieces of ice pile up near Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Public school pupils are seen inside their classrooms next to the large icebergs in the city of Ilulissat, Greenland, Wednesday Feb.19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A seagull flies past a piece of hice melting off the shore in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A woman walks at a graveyard covered by snow as the sun sets in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)












Sports Photography Single | John Locher

David Benavidez lands a left to David Morrell during a light heavyweight title boxing match Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Sports Photography Story | Aaron Favila

A member falls as Team Kazakhstan competes during the women's team pursuit speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Japan's Ryota Kojima, left, and China's Ning Zhongyan compete during the men's 1000m speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Uzbekistan’s Danila Semrikov competes at the men’s 5000m Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Skaters from South Korea compete during the men's team pursuit speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

China’s Yang Jingru, left, and other athletes are reflected on the ice during the women’s 1500m finals A at the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

China’s Wu Yu competes at the men’s 5000m Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

South Korea’s Seung Hoon Lee and Jae Won Chung competes at the men’s 5000m Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Team Japan competes during the women's team pursuit speed skating final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

China's Gao Tingyu, left, compete against Kazakhstan's Yevgeniy Koshin during the men's 500m at the Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Monday Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

South Korea’s Gilli Kim, center, uses her hand to slow down at a corner as she competes at the women’s 1500m finals A of the Short Track Speed Skating during the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)










Lead photo: The sun sets in Lilulissat, Greenland, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)