Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the March 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are Petros Giannakouris, Vadim Ghirda, Boris Grdanoski, Visar Kryeziu and Darko Vojinovic in News Photography for “Migrants,” Mark Schiefelbein, Andy Wong and Ng Han Guan in Feature Photography for “National People’s Congress,” and Ashwini Bhatia, Rafiq Maqbool, Manish Swarup, Tsering Topgyal, Rajanish Kakade, Aijaz Rahi, Bernat Armangue, Altaf Qadri, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bikas Das and Saurabh Das in Sports Photography for “The ICC World Twenty20.”
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images are featured below.
News Photography | Migrants by Petros Giannakouris, Vadim Ghirda, Boris Grdanoski, Visar Kryeziu and Darko Vojinovic
In this Tuesday, March 1, 2016 photo, Hamo from Iraq pushes a wheelchair with his 8-year old disabled daughter Sidra through fields in their effort to arrive at the Greek border station of Idomeni. The fields of Idomeni were never a proper border crossing between Greece and Macedonia. It’s where the freight trains cross, and earlier in the crisis refugees and migrants traveling clandestinely through the Balkans used it as they followed the tracks _ on foot _ north toward central Europe. Soon it became a major staging point in the biggest mass movement of people the continent has seen since vast displaced populations were being repatriated in the bloody aftermath of World War II. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Children watch a cartoon movie in a field at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Refugee children jump on a muddy mattress in a makeshift camp at the northern Greek border post of Idomeni, Greece, Friday, March 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Migrants gather around fire and dry clothes at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
A migrant child sits behind plastic sheets covering tents during a rainfall in a makeshift camp at the northern Greek border post of Idomeni, Greece, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Migrants gather and have a party in the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Greece, Sunday, March 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
A migrant boy shows a banner saying he wants to travel to Germany rather than camps set up by Turkish President Erdogan, during a protest demanding the opening of the border between Greece and Macedonia in the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Greece, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
A migrant woman walks in a field at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Migrants living in tents at a flooded field at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
A woman cries as she crosses the river along with other migrants, north of Idomeni, Greece, attempting to reach Macedonia on a route that would bypass the border fence, Monday, March 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Feature Photography | National People’s Congress by Mark Schiefelbein, Andy Wong and Ng Han Guan
A Chinese usher holds open a curtain during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A security officer, center bottom, stands guard on the steps of the Great Hall of the People as delegates leave after a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Fashion models pose for a selfie in front of a spotlight backstage at China Fashion Week in Beijing, Friday, March 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chinese bus ushers leap as they pose for a photograph at Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
In this photo taken on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Chinese hostesses, who serve the delegates of the National People’s Congress, jump as they pose for photographs on Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Security personnel stand in front of a curtain inside the Great Hall of the People during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Sunday, March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
In this Thursday, March 3, 2016, photo, a soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance door of the Great Hall of the People, where the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A security officer shines a flashlight as he walks through a seating area after the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
In this Monday, March 21, 2016, photo, Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldier adjusts a hat of a member of an honor guard as they prepare for a welcome ceremony for visiting German President Joachim Gauck, outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses, who facilitated the transportation of delegates arriving by bus, pose for photos on Tiananmen Square near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during a meeting ahead of Saturday’s opening session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), Friday, March 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Delegates leave the floor after the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
In this Saturday, March 5, 2016, file photo, a Chinese military band conductor leads the band at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Sports Photography | The ICC World Twenty20 by Ashwini Bhatia, Rafiq Maqbool, Manish Swarup, Tsering Topgyal, Rajanish Kakade, Aijaz Rahi, Bernat Armangue, Altaf Qadri, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Bikas Das and Saurabh Das
A man looks through the gaps in the official scoreboard during the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharmsala, India, Sunday, March 13, 2016. Rain delayed the match between Ireland and Netherlands Sunday. (AP Photo /Ashwini Bhatia)
Afghanistanís Mohammad Shahzad is bowled out by South Africa’s Chris Morris during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, India, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
England’s Jos Buttler, and teammate Joe Root, face hidden, celebrate after defeating New Zealand during their ICC Twenty20 2016 Cricket World Cup semifinal match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 30, 2016. England win by seven wickets. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Officials walk on the pitch as rain delays the start of Netherlands versus Oman match at the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium in Dharmsala, India ,Friday, March 11, 2016. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)
India’s Virat Kohli smiles while batting against the West Indies during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket semifinal match at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Indian and Bangladeshi fans cheer for their teams before the start of ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match between India and Bangladesh in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
South Africa’s Faf du Plessis dives as he fileds against Sri Lanka during their ICC Twenty20 2016 Cricket World Cup match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Family members of ground staff at the Eden Gardens play a game of cricket on the sidelines as Pakistani cricket team practices at the ground during ICC World Twenty20 2016 tournament in Kolkata, India, Friday, March 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Australia’s Shane Watson celebrates after dismissing India’s Suresh Raina during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match in Mohali, India, Sunday, March 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
England’s Eoin Morgan consoles England’s Ben Stokes during the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
West Indies players celebrate on the podium after defeating England in the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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