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

The winners for the December 2016 AP Staff Photo Contest are Burhan Ozbilici in News Photography for “An Assassination,” Bernat Armangue in Feature Photography for “Lost Eyes,” and Matthias Schrader in Sports Photography for “Four Hills.”

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

News Photography | An Assassination by Burhan Ozbilici

An Assassination

This series of images chronicles the assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey by gunman Mevlut Mert Altintas, while he was speaking at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, speaks at an art gallery before being shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas, left, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

An Assassination

Mevlut Mert Altintas shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, right, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

An Assassination

Mevlut Mert Altintas stands over Andrei Karlov, right, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, after shooting him at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

An Assassination

Mevlut Mert Altintas shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, right, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

An Assassination

Gallery goers cower after Mevlut Mert Altintas shot Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

An Assassination

Mevlut Mert Altintas stands over Andrei Karlov, right, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, after shooting him at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Feature Photography | Lost Eyes by Bernat Armangue

Lost Eyes

Indian authorities call the shotgun shells filled with hundreds of small metal pellets a "non-lethal" weapon for crowd control, but that does not make them harmless. They've inflicted a permanent toll on hundreds of Kashmiris hit by them. In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Insha Mushtaq Malik poses for a portrait inside her home in Sedow south Kashmir. Insha says she was standing by the window of her village home watching protesters and troops skirmish when more than a 100 pellets hit her face, "Everything looks dark and black,". Five-months after she lost her eyes Malik is still learning how to deal with her loss, both emotionally and practically. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Abbas Ahmad Pandit poses for a portrait in the village of Karimabad, Indian controlled Kashmir. Pandit right eye got severely damaged by pellet injuries during clashes with Indian security forces. The latest wave of protests began in early July after Indian troops killed Burhan Wani, a young and charismatic militant commander. As government troops cracked down on angry street protests in the Kashmir valley, shotguns were their weapon of choice. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Suhail Ahmad Mir, 17, poses for a portrait in the village of Karimabad, Indian controlled Kashmir. Suhail was wounded by metal pellets during one of the recent protests erupted in early July. He lost eyesight in one eye and was left with scars all over his face. "My life has been ruined, what can I be now?" (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Faisal Ahmad poses for a portrait in the village of Karimabad, Indian controlled Kashmir. Metal pellets shot by Indian security forces wounded Faisal during a raid in his village, losing eyesight on his left eye. International groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called for an end to the use of shotguns, which shower pellets widely. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Nov. 30, 2016 photo, Tanveer poses for a portrait with his face partially covered, near Baramulla, Indian controlled Kashmir. Tanveer lost eyesight on his right eye because metal pellet injuries. "I was an earning hand of my family. I feel like a living dead" he says. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Firdous Ahmas Dar poses for a portrait in the village of Sopore, Indian controlled Kashmir. Dar, 25, who like many others lost vision in both eyes after Indian troops used shotguns to spray hundreds of metal pellets to quell an anti-India protest in the troubled Himalayan region. Since then Dar is completely dependent on the family he once supported by driving an autorickshaw. "My dream was to educate my young siblings, but now they are helping me,", "wery old men are now looking after young men." he says. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Aamir Ashraf Hajam, 25, poses for a portrait in a village near Baramulla, Indian controlled Kashmir. Aamir lost his right eye six years ago after India security forces used a shotgun loaded with metal pellets. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Dec. 2, 2016 photo, Manzoor Ah-Dar poses for a portrait in Rahmoo, district of Pulwama, Indian controlled Kashmir. Manzoor was injured in both eyes by metal pellets when Indian forces raid the village. Health officials say that in the past five months more than 6,000 people, mostly young men, have been injured by shotgun pellets, including hundreds blinded in one or both eyes. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Danish Rajab Jhat, 24, poses for a portrait in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. "My left eye is completely damaged and with my right eye I can only see some sort of shadows, not clear vision" Danish says. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Nasir Fayaz Mir, 16, poses for a portrait in Pattan, Indian controlled Kashmir. Nasir was wounded in July and lost eyesight on his right eye, "I felt as if the whole universe have turned dark." (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Dec. 2, 2016 photo, Javed Ah-Dar poses for a portrait in Rahmoo, district of Pulwama, Indian controlled Kashmir. Javed was injured in both eyes by metal pellets when Indian forces raid the village. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Lost Eyes

In this Dec. 1, 2016 photo, Photojournalist Xuhaib Maqbool poses for a portrait in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Xuhaib ended up losing vision in his left eye as he shot images of protesters chanting anti-India slogans and demanding "azadi" — freedom from Indian rule. He says he clearly raised his camera to show the soldier who shot at him that he was not a protester. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Sports Photography | Four Hills by Matthias Schrader

Four Hills

Justin Rok of Slovenia soars through the air during a trial jump at the first stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Four Hills

Daniel Andre Tande of Norway soars through the air at the first stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Four Hills

Germany's Severin Freund soars through the air at the first stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Four Hills

Stefan Kraft of Austria soars through the air during his first jump at the first stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Four Hills

Stefan Kraft of Austria celebrates after winning the first stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Four Hills

Austria's Andreas Kofler speeds down the hill during his trial jump at the second stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Four Hills

Slovenia's Domen Prevc soars through the air during his trial jump at the second stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)