Like every great magazine, Arizona Highways measures up because of the incredible men and women on our masthead. But we couldn’t do what we do without our contributors — the gifted artists, photographers, poets and writers who get the bylines. We’ve had some superlatives over the years, and this month, as we celebrate our centennial, we’re officially inducting 15 of them into the Arizona Highways Hall of Fame. Meet our inaugural class.
                 
Clara Lee Tanner poses with one of many Native American-made baskets on storage shelves. | HELGA TEIWES/ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Clara Lee Tanner		  
Norman G. Wallace sets up camp near his Arizona Highway Department vehicle in an undated photo. | Arizona Historical Society
Norman G. Wallace		  
This portrait of Santee, originally published in our October 1956 issue, embodies the cowboy image the Midwest native cultivated. | Arizona Highways Archives
Ross Santee		  
BW Photo of Esther Henderson with a 4x5 camera on the Mogollon Rim. By PHILIPPE HALSMAN
Esther Henderson		  
BW photo of Josef Muench posing with 4x5 camera. | NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY CLINE LIBRARY
Josef Muench
                 
Josef Muench made this photo of his wife, writer Joyce Rockwood, and their son, David Muench, during one of the family’s many adventures in the White Mountains. | Northern Arizona University Cline Library
Joyce Rockwood		  
Portrait of Carlos Elmer with camera. | COURTESY OF FRANK ELMER
Carlos Elmer		  
BW photo of Ray Manley lifting a 4x5 camera out of a bag while mounted on a mule in the desert. | COURTESY OF CAROLYN MANLEY ROBINSON
Ray Manley		  
Ted DeGrazia stands with brushes and palette in front of a mural-sized painting. COURTESY OF DeGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN
Ted DeGrazia		  
BW portrait of Ansel Adams. By JOHN SCHAEFER
Ansel Adams
                 
BW portrait of Allen C. Reed in denim jacket and cowboy hat. | COURTESY OF THE REED FAMILY
Allen C. Reed		  
Portrait of David Muench leaning on a leather chair arm. | PAUL MARKOW ABOVE JOEL GRIMES
David Muench		  
Larry Toschik at his drawing board working on an illustration of water fowl. Portrait of Carlos Elmer with camera. | COURTESY OF THE TOSCHIK FAMILY
Larry Toschik		  
Jerry Jacka poses with a 4x5 camera mounted on a tripod in the Arizona desert. | COURTESY OF THE JACKA FAMILY
Jerry Jacka		  
Jack Dykinga poses under a cloudy sky in the desert with a long-lensed camera mounted on a tripod. | JOEL GRIMES
Jack Dykinga