AP Definitive Source | AP earns World Press Photo honors

An Ethiopian relative of a crash victim throws dirt in her own face as she mourns at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, March 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

Photographer Mulugeta Ayene’s powerful photos of the aftermath of the March 2019 plane crash near Addis Ababa that killed all 157 people on board earned first prize in the spot news stories category. Ayene was also nominated for World Press Photo of the Year and Photo Story of the Year for his coverage of the crash.

Photographer Noah Berger earned second prize in Environment Singles for his photo of firefighters battling the Marsh Fire in California.

Rio de Janeiro-based photographer Silvia Izquierdo earned second prize in Sports Singles for an image showing fans of Brazil’s Flamengo football team cheering during a watch party.

Photographer Ramon Espinosa, based in Havana, Cuba, earned third prize in Spot News Singles for his image of volunteers wading along a flooded road in Freeport, Grand Bahama, after Hurricane Dorian devastated the island.

See the winning images in the slideshow below:

Slideshow Images

020 World Press Photo Story Of The Year Nominee Mulugeta Ayene Associated Press

Relatives react at the scene where the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff near Bishoftu, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, March 13, 2019.
Photo by: (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

048 Noah Berger For Associated Press

Firefighters battle the Marsh Fire near the town of Brentwood in Contra Costa County, California, Aug. 3, 2019.
Photo by: (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

021 World Press Photo Story Of The Year Nominee Mulugeta Ayene Associated Press

Relatives mourn at the scene where the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff near Bishoftu, south of Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, March 17, 2019.
Photo by: (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

127 Silvia Izquierdo Associated Press

Flamengo soccer fans cheer a goal scored against Argentina's River Plate in the Copa Libertadores final match, broadcast on a giant screen at a watch party at the Macarena Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 23, 2019.
Photo by: (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

023 World Press Photo Story Of The Year Nominee Mulugeta Ayene Associated Press

Onlookers inspect debris at the site where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeoff near near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Photo by: (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

143 Ramon Espinosa Associated Press

Volunteers wade along a flooded road in Freeport, Grand Bahama, after Hurricane Dorian hit the island, Sept. 3, 2019.
Photo by: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)