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
Displaying 1 - 12 of 2012
Photo by Debbie Angel
A lightning bolt strikes next to a phone pole in the Arizona Desert.
Location: Tucson 5 miles West of the Desert Museum
Photo by Candace Porth
A Steller's Jay poses attractively by Woods Canyon Lake.
Location: Woods Canyon Lake
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A young Cooper’s Hawk perched in a mesquite tree, its feathers lit from behind, revealing beautiful patterns in the desert midday light.
Location: Tucson, AZ
Photo by Night in Glen Canyon
A timelapse over 2 hours of the stars over the Colorado River in Glen Canyon, just downstream from the Dam.
Location: Near Lee's Ferry
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Arabian Jasmine stems after flower dropped.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Mexican Bird of Paradise flower and pollens.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Rose petals full of rain droplets in a yard.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Red rose with light and shade effect.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
A Honey Bee carrying pollens and sitting on Aloe Vera flowers.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
A fly sitting on a beautiful desert flower in a yard.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Close-up shot of a live red rose in the yard.
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Cute sparrow playing hide-n-seek with someone in the high branch of tree.
Location: Gilbert Arizona