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

The winners for the December 2021 AP Photo Contest are Dar Yasin for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of relatives and neighbors praying by the body of Rameez Ahmad, a policeman who was killed in a gun attack, during his funeral in Yachama, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.

Emilio Morenatti for News Photography Story, for his coverage of the volcanic eruption on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain.

Brynn Anderson for Feature Photography Single Image, for her photo of a memorial for the victims of the deadly Dec. 10 tornado hanging on a fence in front of the damaged courthouse in Mayfield, Ky.

Rodrigo Abd for Feature Photography Story, for his story on the evangelical prisons in Argentina.

Julio Cortez for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard as he reaches but is unable to hold on to a pass attempt in the end zone in front of Baltimore Ravens defensive back Kevon Seymour in the second half of an NFL football game, in Baltimore.

Manu Fernandez for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the BWF World Badminton Championships in Huelva, Spain.

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

News Photography Single Image | Dar Yasin

India Kashmir Violence

Relatives and neighbors pray by the body of Rameez Ahmad, a policeman who was killed in Monday's gun attack, during his funeral in Yachama, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Ahmad and two other policemen were killed when gunmen sprayed with bullets a bus carrying police on the outskirts of Srinagar, the region’s main city, wounding fourteen officers. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

News Photography Story | Emilio Morenatti

Spain Volcano

Lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2 2021. The volcano is going strong and seismic activity in the area has increased in recent days. Spain’s National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. Thousands of residents have been displaced by the eruption, which has not claimed any lives on the western most member of the Canary Island archipelago in the Atlantic. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

Lava from a volcano flows on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Wednesday, Dec.1 2021. A fresh stream of lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma threatened on Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

Abandoned cats wander in search of food at a road covered by ash and blocked by the lava at the exclusion zone near the volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Friday, Dec. 3 2021. The volcano is going strong and seismic activity in the area has increased in recent days. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

The chimney of a house emerges from the ash on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Wednesday, Dec.1 2021. A fresh stream of lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma threatened on Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

Lava from the volcano flows covering the cemetery of La Manchas on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Wednesday, Dec.1 2021. A fresh stream of lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma threatened on Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week. A nearby cemetery has been completely covered, burying for a second time the remains of 3,000 people. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

A fissure is seen next to a house covered with ash on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Wednesday, Dec.1 2021. A fissure that volcanologists believe spouted a gusher of lava left a gaping hole in front of house whose bottom floor was completely covered by a mountain of ash. A fresh stream of lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma threatened on Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

A soccer field is covered with ash from the volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Wednesday, Dec.1 2021. A fresh stream of lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma threatened on Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

Houses remain isolated as lava from a volcano flows on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Monday, Dec. 6 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

Lava from a volcano flows on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Wednesday, Dec.1 2021. A fresh stream of lava from volcano on Spain’s La Palma threatened on Wednesday to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption that shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain Volcano

Lava from a volcano flows destroying a banana plantation on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Monday, Dec. 6 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Feature Photography Single Image | Brynn Anderson

Midwest Tornadoes Going Home

A memorial for the victims of the deadly Dec. 10 tornado hangs on a fence in front of the damaged courthouse in Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Instead of the usual holiday excitement, people share stories about wailing tornado sirens and watching a huge black cloud as a tornado approached. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Feature Photography Story | Rodrigo Abd

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Jeremias Echague poses for a portrait outside his cell located within the evangelical cell block he joined at the Correctional Institute Model U.1., Dr. Cesar R Tabares, known as Penal Unit 1 in Coronda, Santa Fe province, Argentina, where the 19-year-old waits for his final sentencing for homicide, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The day in the evangelical units begins and ends with prayer. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Prisoners pray before getting baptized inside an evangelical cellblock at the Penal Unit N11 penitentiary in Pinero, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Prisoners who want to be allowed in an evangelical cellblock must comply with rules of conduct, including praying three times a day, giving up all addictions and fighting. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

A Gendarmerie security force officer stands guard over a man in a home as he is detained for alleged drug dealing in Rosario, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The city of some 1.3 million people has high levels of poverty and crime, where violence between gangs who seek to control turf and drug markets has helped fill its prisons. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Julio Aguirre, 43, who is serving a sentence for robbery, rests in his cell after attending an evangelical service at the Correctional Institute Model U.1., Dr. Cesar R Tabares, known as Penal Unit 1 in Coronda, Santa Fe province, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Violating rules against fighting, smoking, using alcohol or drugs can get an inmate kicked out of an evangelical cellblock and back into the normal prison. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Ruben Munoz, an evangelical pastor from the church Puerta del Cielo, or "Heaven's Door," who served two years in prison for robbery, baptizes an inmate in a kiddie pool, at an evangelical cellblock inside Penal Unit N11 in Pinero, Santa Fe province, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Over the past 20 years, Argentine prison authorities have encouraged the creation of units effectively run by evangelical inmates. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Nurses carry a wounded man from a home to an ambulance after he was attacked by armed assailants in Rosario, Argentina, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. The man died in the ambulance. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Jeremias Echague shows his tattoo from inside his cell within the evangelical cellblock he joined at the Correctional Institute Model U.1., Dr. Cesar R Tabares, known as Penal Unit 1 in Coronda, Santa Fe province, Argentina, where the 19-year-old waits for his final sentencing for homicide, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Many here began peddling drugs as teenagers and got stuck in a spiral of violence that led some to their graves and others to overcrowded prisons divided between two forces: drug lords and preachers. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Inmate Alex Ferreira, 21, rests on the floor next to drying clothes inside a cellblock at the municipal detention center in Melincue, Santa Fe province, Argentina, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. The wall has the Spanish message "God is Love." (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

A woman cooks a pig stew over a wood fire to sell in the Via Honda neighborhood of Rosario, Argentina, Monday, April 26, 2021. In Pope Francis’ home country, the Roman Catholic Church is still the dominant religion, but a survey by the council found that the percentage of Argentine Catholics fell between 2008 and 2019 while the share of evangelicals grew. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina Evangelical Prisons

Special Forces Police officer Fabian Becerra greets a child while patrolling the poor neighborhood, Villa Banana, which has high rates of robbery and murder in Rosario, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. The city of some 1.3 million people has high levels of poverty and crime, where violence between gangs who seek to control turf and drug markets has helped fill its prisons. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Sports Photography Single Image | Julio Cortez

Packers Ravens Football

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard (13) reaches but is unable to hold on to a pass attempt in the end zone in front of Baltimore Ravens defensive back Kevon Seymour in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)