A Steller’s jay perches on a tree branch at the BuggeIn Picnic Area, on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. A.O. TUCKER

A Steller’s jay perches on a tree branch at the BuggeIn Picnic Area, on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim.
A.O. TUCKER
SONY ALPHA 77 II, 1/80 SEC, F/8, ISO 400, 500 MM LENS

 

Afternoon light casts a glowing reflection of foliage on the surface of a pool in the Wet Beaver Wilderness. By JOEL HAZELTON

Afternoon light casts a glowing reflection of foliage on the surface of a pool in the Wet Beaver Wilderness.
JOEL HAZELTON
CANON EOS 5DS R, 1.3 SEC, F/16, ISO 100, 16-35 MM LENS

 

Grasses and “deer’s ears” blanket a meadow on Mount Graham, in the Pinaleño Mountains of Southeastern Arizona. | JACK DYKINGA

Grasses and “deer’s ears” blanket a meadow on Mount Graham, in the Pinaleño Mountains of Southeastern Arizona.
JACK DYKINGA
WISTA CHERRYWOOD FIELD CAMERA, 6 SEC, F/45, ISO 50, 120 MM LENS

 

A tree casts long shadows over a meadow at Empire Ranch, in Southeastern Arizona’s Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. | JACK DYKINGA

A tree casts long shadows over a meadow at Empire Ranch, in Southeastern Arizona’s Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.
JACK DYKINGA
FUJI GFX1005, 1/80 SEC, F/20, ISO 400, 20-35 MM LENS

 

Maple trees frame a jumble of lichen-covered boulders in Bear Canyon, in the West Clear Creek Wilderness. | JOEL HAZELTON

Maple trees frame a jumble of lichen-covered boulders in Bear Canyon, in the West Clear Creek Wilderness.
JOEL HAZELTON
CANON EOS 5DS R, 1/10 SEC, F/14, ISO 200, 24-70 MM LENS

 

Eastern Arizona’s Lee Valley Lake mirrors evergreens and the warm colors of sunset. | DEREK VON BRIESEN

Eastern Arizona’s Lee Valley Lake mirrors evergreens and the warm colors of sunset.
DEREK VON BRIESEN
CANON EOS 5DS R, 0.6 SEC, F/14, ISO 200, 24-70 MM LENS

 

Evening sun punctuates a scene along the Centella Trail, near Centella Point in the Chiricahua Wilderness. | JOEL HAZELTON

Evening sun punctuates a scene along the Centella Trail, near Centella Point in the Chiricahua Wilderness.
JOEL HAZELTON
CANON EOS 6D, 1/6 SEC, F/16, ISO 100, 16-35 MM LENS

 

Aspen trees line a meadow along the Aspen Loop Trail in the San Francisco Peaks, north of Flagstaff.  | TOM BEAN

Aspen trees line a meadow along the Aspen Loop Trail in the San Francisco Peaks, north of Flagstaff.
TOM BEAN
CANON EOS 5D MARK III, 1/15 SEC, F/14, ISO 200, 24-105 MM LENS

 

 

A field of sunflowers (Helianthus annus) bloom in the shadow of the San Francisco Peaks, near Flagstaff. | PAUL GILL

A field of sunflowers (Helianthus annus) bloom in the shadow of the San Francisco Peaks, near Flagstaff.
PAUL GILL
CANON EOS 5D MARK III, 1/50 SEC, F/22, ISO 100, 16-35 MM LENS