Pictures of the Week

Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

Pictures of the Week

Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

Catalans Fly the Flag in Campaign on Independence

Flag-waving crowds have given color to campaigning for Sunday’s regional parliamentary elections in Catalonia.

AP Monthly Staff Photo Contest

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

Calais Migrants Endure Misery of ‘Jungle’ Camps

Photos by Emilio Morenatti After fleeing their homes in places like Sudan and Afghanistan, migrants gathered in the northern French port city of Calais endure another kind of misery in a huge and squalid makeshift camp or in scattered open-air outposts.

Greece Bailout

In late June 2015, another incarnation of Greece’s economic crisis began when Greek banks closed on June 29 amid fears that Greece was heading for a euro exit.

Sports Roundup

Over the last few weeks, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.

Daily Life Roundup

For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A young shepherd boy carries a lamb on his back in Kashmir, a cargo ship plies up the Mississippi River towards New Orleans in Louisiana, and Buddhist nuns gather as they visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar. 

Colorful Parades Tell Passion of Christ in Spain

Holy Week is one of the biggest holiday periods in Spain but while many people flock to the beaches, many opt to see the colorful, daily religious processions that take place in towns and cities across the country.

March 24, 2015

Daily Life Roundup: Nov. 7, 2014

For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature captivating photography from all over the world: A street performer does his best Mona Lisa impression in Tokyo, geese fly past autumn foliage in Philadelphia, and women sing an emigration folk song in downtown Lisbon.

Ukraine Elections 2014

Ukraine braced for decisive parliamentary elections Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 against the backdrop of unrest in eastern regions roiled by conflict between government troops and pro-Russian separatist forces.

Spain’s Human Tower

Photos by Emilio Morenatti  Yesterday was the 25th Human Tower Competition in Tarragona, Spain. The tradition of building human towers or “castells” dates back to the 18th century and takes place during festivals in Catalonia, where “colles” or teams compete to build the tallest and most complicated towers.

Ukraine Unrest

Russia’s economy felt the sting of the Ukrainian crisis Friday as a ratings agency cut its credit rating to near junk and Moscow hiked interest rates to keep its sliding ruble from fueling inflation.