Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the June 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are David Goldman in News Photography for “Orlando Shooting,” Andy Wong in Feature Photography for “Dog Meat Festival,” and Christophe Ena, Martin Meissner, Petr David Josek, Hassan Ammar, Kamil Zihnioglu, Darko Bandic, Ariel Schalit, Michael Sohn, Thanassis Stavrakis and Manu Fernandez in Sports Photography for “Euro 2016.”
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images are featured below.
News Photography | Orlando Shooting by David Goldman
Crowd members holds up candles against a rainbow lit backdrop during a vigil for those killed in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub downtown Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Adriana Kelley, right, kisses Tiffany Findley, both of Orlando, as they stand with supporters outside the visitation for Pulse nightclub shooting victim Javier Jorge-Reyes Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
David Ireland polishes a casket painted in the colors of the University of Miami for a victim of the Pulse nightclub shooting who was also a fan of the university in preparation for his funeral Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
An image of Javier Jorge-Reyes sits at a makeshift memorial as his friends Jean Da Silva, left, and Felipe Soto, comfort each other in the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Tatiana Osorio, of Orlando, cries while giving blood at the OneBlood blood center near the mass shooting at a nightclub Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Osorio lost three friends in the shooting. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Tatiana Osorio, of Orlando, squeezes an American-flagged themed stress ball while giving blood at the OneBlood blood center near the mass shooting at a nightclub Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. Osorio lost three friends in the shooting. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Ernesto Vergne prays at a cross honoring his friend Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado and the other victims at a memorial to those killed in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting a few blocks from the club early Friday, June 17, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
The procession with the casket of Christopher Andrew Leinonen, one of the victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting, enters the Cathedral Church of St. Luke for his funeral service Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Jose Hernandez, center, joins hands with Victor Baez, right, as they mourn the loss of their friends Amanda Alvear and Mercedez Flores who were killed in the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, as they visit a makeshift memorial, Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A mourner waits to cross the street while leaving a visitation for Pulse nightclub shooting victim Javier Jorge-Reyes Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Club goers embrace at the approximate time one week ago the Pulse nightclub mass shooting began as the music is turned off on the dance floor to observe a moment of silence at Parliament House, an LGBT nightclub early Sunday, June 19, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Steven Johnson dances amongst club goers as they gather outside Parliament House, an LGBT nightclub, close to the one week passinthe Pulse nightclub mass shooting late Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Feature Photography | Dog Meat Festival by Andy Wong
A vendor smokes as he waits for buyers next to the dogs in a cage for sale at a market during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town will holding an annual dog meat festival which falls on today, the day of summer solstice despite international criticism. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Dogs are seen in a cage for sale at a market during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Seeking to end what they call a cruel and unsanitary ritual, animal rights activists are working to end the annual dog meat feast in the southern Chinese town. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A vendor waits for buyers next to the dogs in cages for sale at a market ahead of a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, June 20, 2016. Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town will holding an annual dog meat festival which falls on June 21, the day of summer solstice despite international criticism. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Roasted dogs hang on display for sale at a market during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Seeking to end what they call a cruel and unsanitary ritual, animal rights activists are working to end the annual dog meat feast in the southern Chinese town. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A man walks past roasted dogs for sale at a restaurant during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Seeking to end what they call a cruel and unsanitary ritual, animal rights activists are working to end the annual dog meat feast in the southern Chinese town. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A man, center right, wearing a cap, is confronted by dog sellers and locals as he is urged to leave the market during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Seeking to end what they call a cruel and unsanitary ritual, animal rights activists are working to end the annual dog meat feast in the southern Chinese town. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A vendor chops dog meat to sale at a market ahead of a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, June 20, 2016. Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town will holding an annual dog meat festival which falls on June 21, the day of summer solstice, despite the international criticism. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
An animal rights activist, center, carries dogs away from a market after she bought from dog sellers during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Seeking to end what they call a cruel and unsanitary ritual, animal rights activists are working to end an annual dog meat feast in the southern Chinese town. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A dog lover activist carries a dog which he bought from a dog seller leaves a market during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Seeking to end what they call a cruel and unsanitary ritual, animal rights activists are working to end the annual dog meat feast in the southern Chinese town. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Sports Photography | Euro 2016 by Christophe Ena, Martin Meissner, Petr David Josek, Hassan Ammar, Kamil Zihnioglu, Darko Bandic, Ariel Schalit, Michael Sohn, Thanassis Stavrakis and Manu Fernandez
Romania’s Claudiu Keseru, and Switzerland’s Fabian Schaer vie for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between Romania and Switzerland at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, center, and his teammates celebrate at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Italy and Spain, at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Monday, June 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Belgium’s Michy Batshuayi is airborne as he celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Hungary and Belgium, at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Sweden’s Andreas Granqvist, right, heads clear from Italy’s Graziano Pelle during the Euro 2016 Group E soccer match between Italy and Sweden at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Friday, June 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Soccer fans cast shadows as they dance, during a concert by French electro DJ David Guetta in the soccer fan zone near the Eiffel Tower, as part of the upcoming Euro 2016 Soccer Championship in Paris, Thursday, June 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
An man injured in clashes is assisted by police officers in downtown Marseille, France, Saturday, June 11, 2016. Riot police have thrown tear gas canisters at soccer fans Saturday in Marseille’s Old Port in a third straight day of violence in the city. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne, right, fights for the ball with Hungary’s Adam lang during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Hungary and Belgium, at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri scores on an acrobatic kick during the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Switzerland and Poland, at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, France, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Clashes break out in the stands during the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between England and Russia, at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Saturday, June 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Spain’s Aritz Aduriz, right, attempts an overhead kick at goal during the Euro 2016 Group D soccer match between Spain and the Czech Republic at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, Monday, June 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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