Here are some of the photos from the competition.
"Chameleon Under Pressure" -- Taken by photographer Christian Zie (AP)
"Reporting Europe's Refugee Crisis" -- Taken by photographer Sergey Ponomarev (AP)
"Tough Times for Orangutans" --Taken by photographer Tim Laman (AP)
"A Life in Death" --Taken by photographer Nacy Borowick (AP)
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"Tianjin Explosion" --Taken by photographer Chen Jie (AP)
"Aftermath of Airstrikes in Syria" --Taken by photographer Sameer Al-Doumy (AP)
“Sexual Assault in America's Military” --Taken by photographer Mary F. Calvert (AP)
"The Gris-gris Wrestlers of Senegal" --Taken by photographer Christian Bobst (AP)
"North Korea Life in the Cult of Kim" --Taken by photographer David Guttenfelder(AP)
