18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
Photograph by Jeff Kida
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT
Every month, we showcase some of the most talented photographers in the world. Now it's your turn to join the ranks. Enter your favorite photo in the 2026 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.
Grand Prize
All expense 3-night stay at any ranch in the True Ranch Collection
All finalist photographs will be published online and in our September 2026 issue.
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
Our contest is open to amateur and professional photographers. All photos must be made in Arizona and fit into the category of Landscape, Wildlife or Macro (close-up).
GALLERY
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Photo by Tim McClellan
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake
Location: Tuweep, Grand Canyon National Park
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Red-tailed Hawks are a constant presence along open desert roads. This one allowed a close moment to capture its fierce, golden-eyed stare in the warm afternoon light.
Location: Arizona City, AZ
Photo by Tim McClellan
Baby Great Horned Owls
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Photo by Tim McClellan
Grand Canyon's Ooh-Aah Point at sunrise
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Tim McClellan
The incomparable Grand Canyon Ooh-Aah Point at sunrise
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Catherine Sienko
Smooth Trailing Four O'clock - Wildflower
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Catherine Sienko
Hummingbird on Spanish Dagger Yucca
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Catherine Sienko
My Sweet Acacia
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Vuletich
Bobcat traversing the steep canyon walls of the lake
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
As the desert sun dipped low, this burrowing owl lifted its wings in a golden embrace of light — a fleeting moment of beauty and vigilance shared between devoted partners at their nesting burrow.
Location: Eloy, AZ
Photo by Vuletich
Bald Eagle
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Mark Harriman
Predawn light highlights the desert and mountains
Location: Near Gold Field, Lower Salt River