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

The winners for the September 2021 AP Photo Contest are Emilio Morenatti for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of lava from a volcanic eruption flowing on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands.

Rodrigo Abd for News Photography Story, for his story of life moving on following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Felipe Dana for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of children as they pose for a photo while playing in a camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Esteban Felix for Feature Photography Story, for his series on cowboys taking part in a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators because of the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frank Franklin II for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of fans watching as Miami Marlins' Eddy Alvarez chases a foul ball hit by New York Mets' James McCann during the fourth inning of a baseball game in New York.

Matias Delacroix for Sports Photography Story, for his series on bike riders during an exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela.

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

News Photography Single Image | Emilio Morenatti

Spain Volcano

Lava from a volcano eruption flows on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. A volcano on a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean erupted on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. Experts say the volcanic eruption and its aftermath on a Spanish island could last for up to 84 days. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

News Photography Story | Rodrigo Abd

Haiti Returning to Chaos

A US national flag tops a barricade delimiting territorial gang control in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. More than a city, Port-au-Prince it is an archipelago of gang-controlled islands. Some neighborhoods are abandoned. Others are barricaded behind fires, destroyed cars and piles of garbage, occupied by heavily armed men. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

A gang member, wearing a balaclava and holding a gun, poses for a photo in the Portail Leogane of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. There could be as many as 100 gangs in Port-au-Prince; no one has an exact count and allegiances often are violently fluid. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

A lookout keeps an eye on rival gangsters in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Sept.16, 2021. One of the most powerful groups is the G9 coalition of gangs led by Jimmy Cherizier, alias “Barbecue,” a former policeman turned gangster. His gang coalition controls the empty streets around the judiciary and legislative buildings, and all streets east to the coast. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

Twice displaced due to the country’s escalating violence, Marie Jaquesmal poses with the portrait of her son Michel, who went missing during an assault lead by police, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. With 139 houses set fire behind her, she lost track of her 28-year-old son, who is deaf and cannot speak. “I don´t know if he is dead or alive, the only thing I saw is that those men were policemen.” (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

Students walk hand-in-hand crossing a barricade as they head home in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Residents set up a barricade in protest after accusing police of killing a man during a Tuesday night raid. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

People displaced by gang violence occupy a school turned into a long-term shelter, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. Deportees join thousands of fellow Haitians who have been displaced from their homes, pushed out by violence to take up residence in crowded schools, churches, sports centers and makeshift camps among ruins. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

A man climbs a truck while loading charcoal into the bed of a truck in a popular market in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. The city’s main food market extends from the southern entrance of the port to the parliament, on ground where enslaved people were sold before independence. To enter the market today, one must walk through a gang gauntlet. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

A man cuts wood to feed the oven at the Bongu bakery in the Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

Internally displaced people due to gang violence shelter in the Center Sportif of Carrefour, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Families with young children have been sleeping on concrete floors of the gymnasium since mid-June, with only a sheet serving as a bed and their scant belongings stuffed into bags nearby. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

A woman pushes a wheelchair, carrying her empty water containers, through an empty street littered with trash near the judiciary and legislative buildings, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Most of the population of Port-au-Prince has no access to basic public services, no drinking water, electricity or garbage collection. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

An unfinished coffin sits outside a carpentry shop near an area controlled by gangs in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Haiti Returning to Chaos

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his private residence in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Feature Photography Single Image | Felipe Dana

Afghanistan

Children pose for a photo as they play in a camp for internally displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Feature Photography Story | Esteban Felix

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

Chilean horseback riders take part in a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

Donning decorative spurs, a Huaso or Chilean cowboy, fastens his half chap as he prepares to take part in a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

A Chilean countryman and skilled horseman known as a Huaso stands in front of a small bonfire during a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

A Chilean cowboy clips the mane of his horse as he prepares for a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Virus Outbreak Chile

Chilean horseback riders parade dressed in typical ceremonial garb during a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Virus Outbreak Chile

A Chilean cowboy wearing a chamanta or poncho takes part in a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

Chilean cowboys dressed in typical Huaso attire watch their traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

Chilean cowboys known as Huasos roundup a calf in a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

A milliner places the finishing touches on a Chupalla, a type of hat worn by Chilean cowboys known as Huasos, on the sidelines of a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, at an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A Rodeo During a Pandemic

A Chilean horseback rider, referred to as a 'Huaso', mounts his horse backdropped by an arena empty of spectators due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, at a traditional rodeo competition, a centerpiece of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Melipilla, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Sports Photography Single Image | Frank Franklin II

Marlins Mets Baseball

Fans watch as Miami Marlins' Eddy Alvarez (65) chases a foul ball hit by New York Mets' James McCann during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in New York. Alvarez did not make the catch for an out on the play.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Sports Photography Story | Matias Delacroix

Venezuela Daily Life

Youths perform wheelies on their bikes during an exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

A couple holds their dogs during a motorcycle stunt exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

People attend a motorcycle stunt exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

People attend an extreme exhibition of motorbikes and bikes in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

A youth performs a wheelie on his bike during an exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

A couple turns on the music in their car during a motorcycle stunt exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

People walk up a hill as a child flies his kite before a motorcycle stunt exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela Daily Life

A car shines its headlights as people attend a motorcycle stunt exhibition in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)