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

The winners of the June 2026 AP Photo Contest are:

Ariel Schalit for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protesting against military recruitment and calling for the release of detained draft resisters, near Kfar Yona, Israel.

Matias Delacroix for News Photography Story, for his coverage of the deadly Venezuela earthquakes.

Mindaugas Kulbis for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a child cooling off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Emilio Morenatti for Feature Photography Story, for his coverage of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Barcelona, Spain.

Zubair Abbasi for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of a player competing during the final polo match of the Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan.

Leo Correa for Sports Photography Story, for a story on soccer in the West Bank.

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work.

This month’s winning images, judged by Hassan Ammar, are featured below.

News Photography Single Image | Ariel Schalit

Israel Draft

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

News Photography Story | Matias Delacroix

Venezuela Earthquakes

U.S. firefighters from Fairfax County pull a survivor from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a building that collapsed when earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

A woman cries next to damaged buildings three days after an earthquake struck in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

A man stands atop a mountain of rubble three days after twin earthquakes struck, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

Residents transport a man rescued from the rubble three days after earthquakes struck, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

People affected by the earthquake line up for food in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026.(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

Forensic workers place the bodies of earthquake victims in coffins at the seaport in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, June 29, 2026..(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

A youth rescued from the debris is taken away on a motorcycle two days after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

Damaged buildings are seen three days after earthquakes struck in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

U.S. troops arrive to assist with earthquake relief efforts in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Earthquakes

Rescue workers stand on the rubble of a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Houses in the Caribe neighborhood are seen at the top. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Feature Photography Single Image | Mindaugas Kulbis

Lithuania Extreme Weather Heat

A child cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Feature Photography Story | Emilio Morenatti

Spain Pope

A view of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Pope Leo XIV blesses Joaquin, 5, before a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

A view of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Visitors take photos inside the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Pope Leo XIV waves during a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Visitors react as they look inside the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

A view of the cross crowning the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026. The tower reaches the basilica's maximum height of 172.5 meters (566 feet), ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

A priest hears the confession of a parishioner ahead of the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Visitors take photos inside the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia as colored light from its stained-glass windows illuminates the interior in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Nuns climb on chairs trying to see Pope Leo XIV arriving to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Priests gather around Antoni Gaudí’s Basilica of the Sagrada Família as Pope Leo XIV blesses the newly completed central Tower of Jesus Christ in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Pope

Fireworks go off after the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ by Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Sports Photography Single Image | Zubair Abbasi

Pakistan Polo Festival

A player reaches for the ball during the final polo match in the three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zubair Abbasi)

Sports Photography Story | Leo Correa

West Bank Soccer

A youth from a local soccer academy, wearing a jersey in the colors of the Palestinian flag, kicks a ball during a practice session on a worn municipal stadium pitch in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

Palestinian boys look toward a young Israeli settler after their soccer ball, kicked beyond a barbed-wire fence surrounding a small football pitch near the Carmel settlement, was taken away in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

Young Israeli settlers ride bicycles past Palestinian men sitting near a small soccer pitch in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

A referees' bench with torn seats is seen next to the field at Dura International Stadium in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

Boys and girls play on a small soccer pitch, with caravans from the nearby Israeli settlement of Carmel visible in the background, in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

Clothes belonging to Palestinians from Gaza who had permits to work in Israel before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack and have since been stranded in the West Bank hang to dry at the municipal stadium in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

A Palestinian from Gaza who had a permit to work in Israel before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack sleeps in the grandstands of the municipal stadium, where some Palestinians stranded in the West Bank have taken shelter, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

A Palestinian boy from a local soccer academy wearing a Barcelona jersey kicks a ball during a practice session at the municipal stadium in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

Wearing jerseys in the colors of the Palestinian flag, boys smile as they pose after taking part in a soccer practice session at the municipal stadium in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

A Palestinian boy retrieves a soccer ball after it landed beyond a barbed-wire fence erected by Israeli settlers next to a football pitch in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

Wearing a Palestinian national team soccer jersey, a youth from a local academy takes part in a training session at Jamal Ghanem Stadium in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

West Bank Soccer

A mural of a youth running with a soccer ball covers Israel's separation wall in the West Bank town of Al-Ram, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Lead photo: A woman cries next to damaged buildings three days after an earthquake struck in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)