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

Feature Photography | Lost Eyes by Bernat Armangue

Sports Photography | Four Hills by Matthias Schrader

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