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

The winners for the August 2021 AP Photo Contest are Altaf Qadri for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Mohammad Nabi holding his seven-month-old daughter Bahar as he helps his wife, a former Afghan policewoman Khatera Hashmi, inside a rented accommodation in New Delhi, India

Joseph Odelyn, Fernando Llano and Matias Delacroix for News Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the Haiti earthquake.

Dar Yasin for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim boy flagellating himself as he participates in an Ashura procession, the 10th day of Muharram, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.

Victor R. Caivano for Feature Photography Story, for his series on falling water levels in Argentina's Parana River.

Nick Wass for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, leaping over a creek after looking for his ball in the rough near the 18th green during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md.

Emilio Morenatti for Sports Photography Story, for his series on the Paralympics in Tokyo.

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

News Photography Single Image | Altaf Qadri

India Afghanistan Refugees In Limbo

Mohammad Nabi holds his seven-month-old daughter Bahar as he helps his wife, a former Afghan policewoman Khatera Hashmi inside a rented accommodation in New Delhi, India, on Aug. 13, 2021. When the Taliban shot policewoman Khatira Hashmi and gouged out her eyes, she knew Afghanistan was no longer safe. Along with her husband, she fled to India last year. She was shot multiple times on her way home from work last October in the capital of Ghazni province, south of Kabul. As she slumped over, one of the attackers grabbed her by the hair, pulled a knife and gouged out her eyes. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

News Photography Story | Joseph Odelyn, Fernando Llano and Matias Delacroix

Haiti Earthquake

Oxiliene Morency cries out in grief after the body of her 7-year-old-daughter Esther Daniel was recovered from the rubble of their home destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday , with the epicenter about 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the US Geological Survey said. (AP Photo / Joseph Odelyn)

Haiti Earthquake

People gather outside the Petit Pas Hotel, destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter about 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the US Geological Survey said. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)

Haiti Earthquake

Injured people lie in beds outside the Immaculee Conception hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Haiti Earthquake

Mexican firefighters known as "Topos" work in the early morning hours in a search and rescue mission, amid the rubble from last week's 7.2 magnitude earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Haiti Earthquake

People stand next to the coffin that contains the remains of Francois Elmay whose body was recovered from the rubble of a home destroyed by Saturday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake, in Les Cayes, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)

Haiti Earthquake

Younaika rests next to her mother Jertha Ylet, who was injured in the earthquake one week prior, at the Immaculate Conception Hospital, also known as the General Hospital of Les Cayes, Haiti, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. The 7.2 magnitude quake brought down their house in Camp-Perrin, killing Ylet's father and two other relatives and seriously injuring her brother. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Haiti Earthquake

A woman sleeps outside her home in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Haiti Earthquake

Residents overtake a truck loaded with relief supplies in Vye Terre, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. Private aid and shipments from the U.S. government and others were arriving in the country's southwestern peninsula that was struck by a 7.2 magnitude quake on Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Haiti Earthquake

Residents line up during food distribution at a camp for residents displaced by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, two days after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern part of the hemisphere's poorest nation on Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)

Haiti Earthquake

Residents cross the Cavaillon River to reach the Maniche market to sell their products, in Maniche, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, a week after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Haiti Earthquake

A resident crawls away with a donated bag of rice after residents temporarily overtook a truck loaded with relief supplies, in Vye Terre, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. Private aid and shipments from the U.S. government and others were arriving in the country's southwestern peninsula that was struck by a 7.2 magnitude quake on Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Haiti Earthquake

A girl plays inside a classroom where her family is staying at a school turned into a shelter for those displaced by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Feature Photography Single Image | Dar Yasin

India Kashmir Muharram

A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim boy flagellate himself as he participates in an Ashura procession, the 10th day of Muharram, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Feature Photography Story | Victor R. Caivano

Argentina Parana River

Birds fly over a man taking photos of the exposed riverbed of the Old Parana River, a tributary of the Parana River during a drought in Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. Parana River Basin and its related aquifers provide potable water to close to 40 million people in South America, and according to environmentalists the falling water levels of the river are due to climate change, diminishing rainfall, deforestation and the advance of agriculture. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

Children play on the exposed shores of the Parana River, in a fishing village on Espinillo Island, on the other side of the river from Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. Argentina´s National Water Institute has defined the river´s falling water levels as the worst since 1994, saying that in September, the water levels in several provinces will reach their lowest ever. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

Marcelino Carrizo, 50, rests outside his home in a fishing village on Espinillo Island, a Parana River island in front of Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. The falling water levels of the Parana River have affected cattle ranching near its shores, commercial fishing, transportation and the supply of potable water for the region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

People who live in the fishing village of Espinillo Island walk their goods across the Old Parana River delta now that boats can't reach their community and others, amid a drought that turned the river into a sand bank, across the river from Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. The falling water levels of the Parana River worry environmentalists and authorities alike because it impedes river traffic, creates a shortage of drinking water, and effects productivity in the northeast of the country through which the river flows. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

A fishing net hangs to dry in a fishing village on Espinillo Island, on the other side of the Parana River from Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. The falling water levels of the Parana River have affected cattle ranching nears its shores, commercial fishing, transportation and the supply of potable water for the region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

A section of the Rosario River bank is eroded right in front of a high school, triggered by a drought in Rosario, Argentina, Friday, July 30, 2021. The Parana River Basin and its related aquifers provide potable water to close to 40 million people in South America, and according to environmentalists the falling water levels of the river are due to climate change, diminishing rainfall, deforestation and the advance of agricultural frontier. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

Fisherman Alberto Albil, 60, nets a "sabalo" fish in the Parana River near Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021, amid an ongoing drought. The falling water levels of the Parana River have affected cattle ranching nears its shores, commercial fishing, transportation and the supply of potable water for the region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

Piers are exposed on the dry riverbed of the Old Parana River, a tributary of the Parana River during a drought in Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. Argentina´s National Water Institute has defined the river´s falling water levels as the worst since 1994, saying that in September, the water levels in several provinces will reach their lowest ever. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

A boats sit stranded on a dry creek bed in a fishing village on Espinillo Island, a Parana River island in front of Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. The falling water levels of the Parana River worry environmentalists and authorities alike because it impedes river traffic, creates a shortage of drinking water, and effects productivity in the northeast of the country through which the river flows. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

The pillars of the massive Rosario-Victoria Bridge are exposed during a drought affecting the Parana River near Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. At the port city of Santa Fe the river registered a level of 22 centimeters, the lowest in 50 years. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

A grain ship sits anchored in the middle of the Parana River as it waits its turn to enter the port of Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021. Ports along the Parana River are the largest exporters of grain in the world and ships have had to reduce their cargo capacity to be able to navigate the river´s falling water levels. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentina Parana River

The massive Rosario-Victoria Bridge crosses the Parana River near Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, July 29, 2021, amid a drought. Argentina´s National Water Institute has defined the river´s falling water levels as the worst since 1994, saying that in September, the water levels in several provinces will reach their lowest ever. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Sports Photography Single Image | Nick Wass

BMW Championship Golf

Joaquin Niemann, of Chile, leaps over a creek after looking for his ball in the rough near the 18th green during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Sports Photography Story | Emilio Morenatti

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Sumeyye Boyaci, from Turkey, competes at Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 2 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Each athlete has unique differences that have to be classified according to individual impairments. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

China's Zhou Xia, left, leads Australia's Isis Holt and Britain's Maria Lyle to win the final of the women's 100-meters T35 at the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Ellie Challis, from Great Britain, jumps as she warms up before competing at Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Swimming athletes Beytullah Eroglu, stretches next to Sevilay Ozturk, both from Turkey, before their competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Melissa Stockwell competes at women's triathlon PTS2 at the Odaiba Marine Park at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Swimming athlete Siyazbek Daliyev, from Kazakhstan, stretches before the Men's 50m Backstroke - S5 final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Daomin Liu competes at Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 1 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. There are 4,403 Paralympic athletes competing in Tokyo, each with unique differences that have to be classified in the quest for fairness, to group similar impairments, or impairments that yield similar results. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Italy's Veronica Yoko Plebani walks at the finish line after finishing third in the women's triathlon PTS2 at the Odaiba Marine Park at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Italy's Veronica Yoko Plebani holds an Italian flag after finishing third in the women's triathlon PTS2 at the Odaiba Marine Park at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Dong Lu, from China, competes at Women's 100m Freestyle - S5 Heat 2 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Yulia Pavlenko of the Ukraine competes in the women's T11 long jump at the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Each athlete has unique differences that have to be classified according to individual impairments. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Gabriel Geraldo do Santos Araujo, from Brazil, celebrates his silver medal at Men's 100m Backstroke - S2 Final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)