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

The winners for the July 2021 AP Photo Contest are Ramon Espinosa for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of police detaining an anti-government protester during a demonstration in Havana, Cuba.

Dar Yasin for News Photography Story, for his series of images documenting violence in Kashmir.

Oded Balilty for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children reading by candlelight during the annual Tisha B'Av (Ninth of Av) in Jerusalem.

Carolyn Kaster for Feature Photography Story, for her series on Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Frank Franklin II for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov getting hit with a punch by Puerto Rico's Yankiel Rivera Figueroa during their men's flyweight 52-kg boxing match at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Natacha Pisarenko for Sports Photography Story, for her series on Simone Biles during the Tokyo Olympics Artistic Gymnastics events.

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

News Photography Single Image | Ramon Espinosa

Cuba Protests

Plainclothes police detain an anti-government protester during a demonstration over high prices, food shortages and power outages, while some people also called for a change in the government, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the first time is offering some self-criticism while saying that government shortcomings in handling shortages and other problems played a role in this week’s protests. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

News Photography Story | Dar Yasin

India Kashmir Violence

A Kashmiri inspecting a house where suspected rebels had taken refuge, is seen through a hole created by a mortar shell fired by government forces during a gunfight, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 16, 2021. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight in in the disputed region's main city on Friday, officials said, as violence increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

A Kashmiri villager carries corrugated tin sheet as he clears the house destroyed in a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Three suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region increased in recent weeks. Two residential houses were also destroyed. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

A Kashmiri villager cries beside her home that was destroyed in a gunfight after suspected rebels took refuge in it, in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Three suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region increased in recent weeks. Two residential houses were also destroyed. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

Kashmiris inspect a house damaged in a gunfight, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 16, 2021. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight in in the disputed region's main city on Friday, officials said, as violence increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

Kashmiri villagers inspect the debris of a damaged residential house where suspected rebels had taken refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. Five suspected rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

Photographs of Kashmiri Sufi saints are seen on the bullet ridden wall of a house damaged in a gunfight in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 16, 2021. Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight in in the disputed region's main city on Friday, officials said, as violence increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

Unidentified Kashmiri villagers grieve near the damaged residential house were suspected rebels were taking refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. Five suspected rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

Indian policemen in armored vehicles arrive near the site of a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. Five suspected rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

An Indian paramilitary soldier fires a tear gas shell towards Kashmiri protesters near the site of a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. Five suspected rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

India Kashmir Violence

Kashmiri villagers are seen through the bullet ridden iron mesh of a window of the residential house where suspected rebels were taking refuge, after a gunfight in Pulwama, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, July 2, 2021. Five suspected rebels and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, officials said, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Feature Photography Single Image | Oded Balilty

Israel Tisha B'Av

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children read by candle light from the book of Eicha (Book of Lamentations) during the annual Tisha B'Av (Ninth of Av) fasting and a memorial day, commemorating the destruction of ancient Jerusalem temples, in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Feature Photography Story | Carolyn Kaster

Dover Air Force Base

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Senior Chaplain David Sparks looks to C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. The C-5M Super Galaxy is one of the aircraft used for dignified transfer of remains, conducted upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base to honor those who have died while serving in a military theater of operations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Tech Sgt. Ashley Harrell, joined by Senior Airman Myguerson Sainvilus, left, and Senior Airman lyana Green right, opens the doors of Dover Fisher House at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. Dover Fisher House provides short-term, on-base lodging to families who travel to Dover Air Force base to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Senior Chaplain David Sparks pauses during an interview in the uniform shop of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. The uniform shop is where dress uniforms are prepared so a slain service member can be dressed perfectly one last time. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Army Capt. Geoffrey C. Mattoon sands among examples deceased service members belongings at the Joint Personal Effects Depot on Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. The Joint Personal Effects Depot is where the personal effects of deceased service members are processed as part of the Dignified Transfer. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole McMinamin, Army Liaison, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, straightens a ribbon rack on a dress uniform in the uniform shop of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. The uniform shop is where dress uniforms are prepared so a slain service member can be dressed perfectly one last time. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

A C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. The C-5M Super Galaxy is one of the aircraft used in dignified transfer of remains, conducted upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base to honor those who have died while serving in a military theater of operations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

A child’s chalk drawing reads “Welcome to the kid’s room RIP” at Dover Fisher House at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. Dover Fisher House provides short-term, on-base lodging to families who travel to Dover Air Force base to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Chief Hospital Corpsman, United States Fleet Marine Forces, Jessica Zugzda prepares a dress Navy uniform in the uniform shop of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, July 9, 2021. The uniform shop is where dress uniforms are prepared so a slain service member can be dressed perfectly one last time. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Gurneys lining the walls near the autopsy suite and dental and fingerprinting stations as Director of Forensic Pathology Investigations for Armed Forces Medical Examiner SystemU.S. Navy, Comdr. Bryan J. Platt gestures during a tour of the facility at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, July 9, 2021. The facility is where the remains of deceased service members are processed and autopsies are performed to determine the cause and manner of death. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Director of Forensic Pathology Investigations for Armed Forces Medical Examiner SystemU.S. Navy, Comdr. Bryan J. Platt works with 92M Mortuary Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army, Specialist Junisiah Clemen, during a training session in the autopsy suite at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System facility at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, July 9, 2021. The facility is where the remains of deceased service members are processed and autopsies are performed to determine the cause and manner of death. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Chief Hospital Corpsman, United States Fleet Marine Forces, Jessica Zugzda places a neckerchief over the head of a mannequin to display a sample of a dress Navy uniform in the uniform shop of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations center at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, July 9, 2021. The uniform shop is where dress uniforms are prepared so a slain service member can be dressed perfectly one last time. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dover Air Force Base

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Senior Chaplain David Sparks pauses for a quiet moment at Dover Fisher House at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Monday, June 21, 2021. Dover Fisher House provides short-term, on-base lodging to families who travel to Dover Air Force base to witness the dignified transfer of their loved one. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sports Photography Single Image | Frank Franklin II

Tokyo Olympics Boxing

Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov, left, get hit with a punch by Puerto Rico's Yankiel Rivera Figueroa during their men's flyweight 52-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)