AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the August 2023 AP Photo Contest are Bruna Prado for News Photography Single Image, for a photo of family members paying their last respects to five-year-old Eloah Passos at Cacuia Cemetery two days after she was killed by a stray bullet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rick Bowmer and Jae C. Hong for News Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the devastating fires in Hawaii.
Altaf Qadri for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Rekha Devi, a 30-year-old farm worker, washing her face next to her temporary shelter on an under construction overpass after her family evacuated the flooded banks of the river Yamuna more than month ago, in New Delhi, India.
Mukhtar Khan for Feature Photography Story, for his series on on Kashmir’s mental healthcare clinics.
Andrew Harnik for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Washington Nationals' Jeter Downs sliding across home plate to score on a double by Washington Nationals' Joey Meneses to take the lead during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park in Washington.
Ashley Landis for Sports Photography Story, for her coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Manish Swarup are featured below.