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

The winners of the July 2026 AP Photo Contest are:

Altaf Qadri for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of a young girl raising her fist as mourners gather during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family in Tehran, Iran.

Ariana Cubillos for News Photography Story, for her coverage of the deadly Venezuela earthquakes.

Alexander Zemlianichenko for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of people walking in Red Square in Moscow amongst a double rainbow.

Bram Janssen for Feature Photography Story, for his photo essay on foreign aid workers in Nepal turning to sex work to survive after U.S. foreign aid cuts.

Stephanie Scarbrough for Sports Photography Single Image, for her photo of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating after scoring during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Portugal and Croatia in Toronto.

Charlie Riedel for Sports Photography Story, for his series of soccer fans cheering and reacting during the World Cup.

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work.

This month’s winning images, judged by Carolyn Kaster, are featured below.

News Photography Single Image | Altaf Qadri

Iran Khamenei Funeral

A little girl raises her fist from atop a man's shoulders as mourners gather during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

News Photography Story | Ariana Cubillos

Venezuela Earthquake

A Venezuela national flag with a phrase in Spanish reading "States 51" hangs in debris of destroyed buildings by the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Damage is seen Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Relatives and rescue workers search through a collapsed building by the earthquakes for their love ones in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Julio Ladera writes the name of his nephew after he found his body in the debris of buildings destroyed by earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Carolina Munoz prays as she searches for the body of her son, Carlos Munoz, in the debris of a building collapsed by an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Members of Venezuela's Scientific, Penal, and Criminalistic Investigation Corps recover the body of one of Yolimar Torres's two daughters, whom the family found themselves in the rubble of a building collapsed by the twin earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Eduardo Lopez receives medical assistance by a nurse after he has been 16 days removing debris on a collapse building by the earthquakes searching for their love ones in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Volunteers pull a rope to remove a debris from a collapsed building by earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Leonel Gutiérrez sits next to the remains of his son, Dylan Gutiérrez, and the boy's mother, whom he and other volunteers recovered from the rubble of their home three weeks after it collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

A man removes debris while searching for a relative's body in a building that collapsed from earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Residents recover items from homes damaged during the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Earthquake

Stuffed animals and toys found at the OPP 25 residential building, which collapsed during the earthquake, are piled into a makeshift memorial in La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Feature Photography Single Image | Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russia Daily Life

People enjoy a golden hour and rainbow as they walk in Red Square in Moscow, Thursday, July 23, 2026, backdropped by the St. Basil's Cathedral, center, and the Spasskaya Tower, right. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)