Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment. The winners for the July 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are Felipe Dana in News Photography for “Rio Deadly Slums,” and Ramon Espinosa in Feature Photography for “Child Rodeo.” No sports winner for this month.

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

News Photography | Rio Deadly Slums by Felipe Dana

In this July 11, 2016 photo, a young, masked drug trafficker poses for photos holding his guns at a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 19, 2016 photo, cable cars transport commuters over the Complexo do Alemao, a sprawling cluster of slums in north Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Just a short drive from upscale Rio districts like Ipanema and Copacabana, steep and narrow entryways lead to slums where poverty and gun violence dominate daily life for hundreds of thousands of residents.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 15, 2016 photo, residents watch as police work the crime scene where a man was murdered in Mage, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Scenes of impunity and violence play out daily in many of Rio's hundreds of slums, known here as favelas, and other outlying areas. The vast majority of killings are the result of heavily armed gangs who frequently shoot it out in turf wars. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 16, 2016 photo, police responding to a call find the body of a young black man in the middle of a residential street in Caxias, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 16, 2016 photo, Pastor Nilton, back right in blue, rejoices with members of his church after learning that residents will allow him to hold a prayer service in their courtyard, in a gang-ruled slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pastor Nilton, a former drug trafficker, spends his energy looking to convert the teenage boys who serve as security guards, lookouts and distributors for the drug lords operating in the slums. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

This July 13, 2016 photo shows a crime scene at the entrance of a home in Nova Iguacu, greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The man who lived there with his family was removed by gunmen and killed on the spot. Police believe the killing was a gang hit related to a change of leadership in the area. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 13, 2016 photo, an eyewitness stands with a woman outside a bar where a pre-candidate for local council was shot dead in Mage, in greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to local news reports the 49-year-old woman was shot by four gunmen while in a bar with a friend and her partner. The woman is the 11th politician murdered in the greater Rio area since November, and police have not been able to determine the motives for the killings. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 16, 2016 photo, pastor Nilton blesses two young drug traffickers at a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many of the young drug traffickers have an immense respect for the pastor, a former drug trafficker. It's not uncommon to see young men set their weapons down, but only long enough to receive his blessing.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 11, 2016 photo, a young drug trafficker poses for a photo holding his weapon at a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this June 29, 2016 photo, a police officer patrols among residents during an operation against drug traffickers at the "pacified" Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Pacification Police Units, known by the Portuguese acronym UPP, were created in 2008, setting up community stations in at-risk areas, mostly near sports venues, posh tourist districts and downtown. A drug gang leader called the program a "facade." He said that drug dealers were initially worried and kept a low profile, but soon it was back to business as usual. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In this July 7, 2016 photo, police exchange gunfire with drug traffickers at the "pacified" Alemao slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Half a dozen officers had entrenched themselves behind a cable car station while they shot it out with suspected drug traffickers in the sprawling cluster of slums in north Rio. Shootouts erupt daily, even in slums where community policing programs had successfully rewritten the narrative in recent years. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

This June 30, 2016 photo shows the body of a teenage boy who was killed while walking outside of his home turf in a gang controlled area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Later in the day, according to residents, the father went to denounce his son's death to the gang and was shot dead. Overall murders are on the rise in the first half of 2016 say officials, and the victims are overwhelmingly young, black men. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Feature Photography | Child Rodeo by Ramon Espinosa

In this July 29, 2016 photo, a young cowboy looks out from a bus window as he waits to be transported via bus to an improvised rodeo event at a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In Sancti Spiritus’ cattle country, 80 children are enrolled in the non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers association, which struggles to find the funds for basic needs like gasoline for the vehicles taking the students to competitions. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, cowgirl Dariadna Corujo winds up to lasso a calf during an improvised rodeo event at a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. At the tender age of 6, Dariadna is already an expert barrel racer and calf roper. In the flat grasslands of Sancti Spiritus, a group of neighboring cattle ranchers founded a non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture, which dates back centuries to Spanish colonial times. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, 5-year-old cowboy David Obregon runs across the yard of his parents farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In the Cuban countryside, many children learn to ride a horse before they learn to ride a bicycle. Those who grow up to be the best start farm- and ranch-related studies at local universities without passing the difficult national entrance exam. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, cowboys team up to help 5-year-old cowboy David Obregon learn to ride a calf during an improvised rodeo game at a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In the Cuban countryside, many children learn to ride a horse before they learn to ride a bicycle. In Sancti Spiritus’ cattle country, 80 children are enrolled in a non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers, founded by a group of neighboring cattle ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, a cowboy throws a calf to the ground to wrap its legs, during an improvised rodeo game at a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In the Cuban countryside, many children learn to ride a horse before they learn to ride a bicycle as well as skills like roping and riding along with more practical education. Those who grow up to be the best start farm- and ranch-related studies at local universities without passing the difficult national entrance exam. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, a cowboy playfully threatens to dunk a younger boy into a water troff, during an improvised rodeo event at a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In the flat grasslands in the central province of Sancti Spiritus, a group of neighboring cattle ranchers founded a non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture, which dates back centuries to Spanish colonial times. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, cowgirl Dariadna Corujo rides her horse near a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. At the tender age of 6, Dariadna is already an expert barrel racer and calf roper, wearing pink boots as she competes in rodeos on the flat grasslands of central Sancti Spiritus province. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, 5-year-old cowboy David Obregon works to lasso a goat for milking at his parents farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. A group of neighboring cattle ranchers founded a non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture, which dates back centuries to Spanish colonial times. The group teaches rodeo skills like roping and riding along with more practical education in ranching, veterinary medicine and farming. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, cowgirl Dariadna Corujo sits on her horse while herding cattle near a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. At the tender age of 6, Dariadna is already an expert barrel racer and calf roper, wearing pink boots as she competes in rodeos on the flat grasslands of central Sancti Spiritus province. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, 2-year-old cowboy Wrangler Ponce pours water into a wheelbarrow serving as a water troff for the horses at his parents farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In the Cuban countryside, many children learn to ride a horse before they learn to ride a bicycle as well as skills like roping and riding along with more practical education. Those who grow up to be the best start farm- and ranch-related studies at local universities without passing the difficult national entrance exam. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, a young cowboy bathes his horse after a rodeo competition in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. In the flat grasslands of Sancti Spiritus, a group of neighboring cattle ranchers founded a non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture, which dates back centuries to Spanish colonial times. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In this July 29, 2016 photo, young cowboys milk a goat at a farm in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. A group of neighboring cattle ranchers founded a non-governmental organization called Future Ranchers more than a decade ago to revive Cuba’s rodeo culture, which dates back centuries to Spanish colonial times. The group teaches rodeo skills like roping and riding along with more practical education in ranching, veterinary medicine and farming. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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