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.

Argentine Alien Festival Soars at UFO Sighting Site Hotspot

Photos by Natacha Pisarenko Thousands of earthlings descended on Capilla del Monte for an annual international alien festival that has made the town a hotspot for UFO sightings.

Pope Francis: Transforming the Catholic Church

For 14 years, AP correspondent Nicole Winfield has covered the Vatican, a firsthand witness to papal practices, seeing a side of Francis that few have glimpsed over his travels to South America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Sports In Review

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

AP Names Natacha Pisarenko Chief Photographer for Latin America’s Southern Cone

Natacha Pisarenko, a photojournalist who has covered major news and sports events across Latin America and around the world, has been named chief photographer for The Associated Press for the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile.

Sports Roundup

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

AP Photographers Honored with The Press Club of Atlantic City’s National Headliner Awards

The Press Club of Atlantic City announced this week the results for its annual National Headliner Awards and several AP photographers were awarded prizes.

Transportation Strike in Argentina Shuts Down Country

Transportation unions brought Argentina to a standstill on Tuesday with a one-day national strike to protest income tax rates and high inflation they say is eroding their earnings.

AP Monthly Staff Photo Contest

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

Antarctica Tourists: Be Prepared for the Wild and Unexpected

Photos by Natacha Pisarenko They trekked snow-covered mountains, gasped at seals flopping along the coastline and oohed at penguins waddling along on the ice, and even took in the spectacle of a humpback whale flapping its tail amid a sea of melting icebergs.

Sports Roundup

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

Church At World’s End

Photos by Natacha Pisarenko Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world’s southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to anybody who wants to pray on this remote Antarctic island.

October 24, 2014