Photos by John Minchillo For some folks, Halloween is more than a holiday: It’s a full-time job.
Category Archives: Oct 2015 – 2
Keeping Brazil’s Cowboy Traditions Alive
Photos by Eraldo Peres Wearing traditional broad-brimmed hats and red neckerchiefs, their trousers tucked into soft, leather boots, the South American gauchos trot on handsome horses down the street of the small southern community.
Recovery, Rebuilding Three Years After Sandy
Photos by Kathy Willen Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the coasts of New York and New Jersey when it made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012, with neighborhoods of New York City like the Rockaways, Breezy Point and Belle Harbor taking much of the brunt of the worst natural disaster in the city’s history.
Cuba’s Old Trains Offer Fine-Grained Look at Country Off the Beaten Track
Photos by Ramon Espinosa From east to the west, trains offer a fine-grained, slow-moving view of Cuba that few foreigners ever see.
October 28, 2015
October 27, 2015
For India, Milk is more than a Drink; it’s a Gift from Gods
It is the world’s largest producer of milk and also the largest consumer. And for good reason. Because in India, milk is not just the morning glass you drink before you sprint out of the house. Its uses go far beyond the dietary and nutritional.
AP Monthly Staff Photo Contest
Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding photo coverage while on assignment.
October 26, 2015
Endangered Species Repository
Photos by Brennan Linsley Elephant tusks, leopard heads, crocodile skin purses and tiger skins — more than 1.5 million items in all — fill the shelves of a warehouse on a wildlife refuge near Denver.
October 22, 2015
Venezuela’s Miss Gay
Photos by Ariana Cubillos There’s a beauty contest for almost everyone in pageant-obsessed Venezuela. In the popular Miss Gay Venezuela competition, men don elaborate wigs and layers of makeup to show off their skills in what they call “the art of transformation.”
October 21, 2015
Mohammed’s Journey: A Syrian’s Long Quest For a Normal Life
Photos by Santi Palacios and Manu Brabo At the edge of a Balkan vineyard, Mohammed al-Haj lay down under a tree to collect his thoughts.
AP’s Bob Daugherty to be Inducted into Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame
Associated Press photographer Bob Daugherty will be part of a select group of seven journalists who will be inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame on October 24, 2015.
October 19, 2015
Migrant Belongings
Photos by Santi Palacios The migrants arrive by the hundreds on the beaches of the Greek island of Lesbos. And in their eagerness to move on, they leave behind belongings they carried on their backs.