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

The winners for the January 2023 AP Photo Contest are Oded Balilty for News Photography Single Image, for his photo of Ultra-Orthodox Jews mourning over the body of Rabbi Shimon Baadani during his funeral, in Bnei Brak, Israel.

Ben Curtis for News Photography Story, for his coverage of events surrounding the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at The Vatican in Rome.

Manu Fernandez for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of a man riding a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain.

Matias Delacroix for Feature Photography Story, for his coverage of the Chile Performing Arts Festival.

Aijaz Rahi for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of a security guard trying to separate a boy who hugs India’s captain Rohit Sharma after invading the field of play during the second one-day international cricket match between India and New Zealand in Raipur, India.

Aaron Favila for for Sports Photography Story, for his coverage of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia.

Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Petr David Josek and Natacha Pisarenko are featured below.

News Photography Single Image | Oded Balilty

Israel Rabbi Shimon Baadani

Ultra-Orthodox Jews mourn over the body of Rabbi Shimon Baadani during his funeral, in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Baadani died today at the age of 94, he was the president of the Shas party's "Council of Torah Sages," a group of rabbis that provides spiritual guidance and sets policies for the ultra-Orthodox party's political leadership. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

News Photography Story | Ben Curtis

Death of Benedict XVI

A nun livestreams with her mobile phone as she views the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican where thousands went to pay their homage Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and his funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lied out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Pope Benedict, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

Nuns arrive at dawn to view the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and that his funeral will be held on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lied out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Pope Benedict, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

Mourners take photographs of the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican where thousands went to pay their homage Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, 2022, aged 95, and his funeral will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

Members of the church attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

The faithful attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

The coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is brought to St. Peter's Square for a funeral mass at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

The faithful attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

Pope Francis touches the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before it is carried away after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Death of Benedict XVI

Pope Francis is pushed away on a wheelchair, right, while the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is carried away after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the Vatican grounds where he had spent nearly all of his decade in retirement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Feature Photography Single Image | Manu Fernandez

Spain Saint Anthony Bonfire Festival

A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)