AP monthly photo contest

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

The winners for the March 2022 AP Photo Contest are Evgeniy Maloletka for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carrying an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by an airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine.

Evgeniy Maloletka for News Photography Story, for his coverage inside the Ukrainian besieged city of Mariupol during the ongoing war against Russia.

Dar Yasin for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a toy sitting on a shelf by a bullet-ridden wall of a house damaged in a gunbattle on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.

Bernat Armangue for Feature Photography Story, for his series on workers taking safety preparations in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in the event of an attack on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Ashley Landis for Sports Photography Single Image, for her photo of Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard warming up before an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Los Angeles.

Mark Humphrey for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship in Nashville, Tenn.

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Esteban Felix are featured below.

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News Photography Single Image | Evgeniy Maloletka

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Russia Ukraine War

Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by an airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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News Photography Story | Evgeniy Maloletka

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Russia Ukraine War

An explosion is seen in an apartment building after Russian army tanks fired in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

People lie on the floor of a hospital during shelling by Russian forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital damaged by an airstrike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Russian's army tanks move down a street on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

People help an elderly woman to walk in a street with an apartment building hit by shelling in the background in Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

The children of medical workers warm themselves in a blanket as they wait for their relatives in a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Anastasia Erashova cries as she hugs her child in a corridor of a hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Friday, March 11, 2022. Anastasia's other child was killed during the shelling of Mariupol. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Teenager Artyom, 15, wounded by shelling, lies in a car waiting to be moved to the hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Marina Yatsko, left, runs behind her boyfriend Fedor carrying her 18 month-old son Kirill who was killed in shelling, as they arrive at a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Medical workers try to save the life of Marina Yatsko's 18 month-old son Kirill, who was fatally wounded by shelling, at a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Serhii, father of teenager Iliya, cries on his son's lifeless body lying on a stretcher at the hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia Ukraine War

Dead bodies are put into a mass grave on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022 as people cannot bury their dead because of the heavy shelling by Russian forces. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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Feature Photography Single Image | Dar Yasin

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India Kashmir Gunbattle

A toy stands on a shelf by a bullet-ridden wall of a house damaged in a gunbattle on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Indian government forces killed three militants in disputed Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Feature Photography Story | Bernat Armangue

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Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Workers move the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum as safety preparations in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

A sheet covers a sculpture of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Workers move the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum as safety preparations in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. The doors of the museum in the western city of Lviv have been closed since Russia's war on Ukraine began on Feb. 24, and heritage sites across the country face danger as the fighting continues. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Workers at the rare manuscripts and old printed books department of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store them in cardboard boxes to reduce the risk of damage in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. Anna Naurobska, the head of the rare manuscripts and books department, said she still doesn’t know where to safely store the collection of more than 12,000 items being packed into boxes. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Workers at the rare manuscripts and old printed books department of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store them in cardboard boxes to reduce the risk of damage in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

A woman walks past the Museum of the History of Religion in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

A worker of the Museum of the History of Religion builds a box to protect artifacts in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Empty display cabinets in a hallway of the Museum of the History of Religion in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

The glass of a display cabinet containing human remains of the Vysotska culture is reinforced with tape at the Museum of the History of Religion in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Workers and volunteers of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store Baroque pieces in cardboard boxes as safety preparations in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Workers move a piece of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum as safety preparations in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia Ukraine War Saving Heritage

Busts of Soviet iconography are stored in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Sports Photography Single Image | Ashley Landis

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76ers Lakers Basketball

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (39) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Sports Photography Story | Mark Humphrey

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SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky's Dre'una Edwards (44) makes the winning shot to beat South Carolina in the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 64-62. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky's Dre'una Edwards (44) celebrates after making the winning shot to beat South Carolina in the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 64-62. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky's Dre'una Edwards (44) celebrates after making the winning shot to beat South Carolina in the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 64-62. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky players celebrate after beating South Carolina in the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 64-62. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky players and coaches celebrate after beating South Carolina to win the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky players celebrate after beating South Carolina to win the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy wipes her eye after Kentucky beat South Carolina to win the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky players celebrate after Kentucky beat South Carolina to win the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky's Dre'una Edwards cuts the net after Kentucky beat South Carolina in the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Edwards hit the winning shot in Kentucky’s 64-62 win. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SEC Kentucky South Carolina Basketball

Kentucky players celebrate after beating South Carolina to win the NCAA women’s college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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