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 Derek Dasovich
The Merrick Butte from the Monument Valley View Trading Post after a dust storm.
Location: Monument Valley
Photo by Derek Dasovich
The Biannual Monument Valley Mitten Shadow Event — Sept 13, 2025
Twice a year, around late March and mid-September, the sun reaches the optimal alignment for West Mitten Butte to cast its shadow.
Location: Monument Valley
Photo by Peter Coskun
A stunning combination of weather and light over cactus gardens surrounding Usery mountain regional park.
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Peter Coskun
An isolated window of light amid a winter storm within the Grand Canyon.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Photo by Peter Coskun
A clearing winter storm reveals a rocky outcrop and a distant painted canyon rim from the Grand Canyon's south rim.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Photo by Peter Coskun
Northern Lights glow above the Superstition Mountains and cactus gardens surrounding Gold Canyon.
Location: Superstition Mountains
Photo by Tom Bollinger
The Control Tower.
Location: Coyote Buttes South
Location: Coyote Buttes South
Photo by Devon S Matthews
The blooming Barrel Cactus and bug on the Empire Ranch of Sonoita Arizona.
Location: Sonoita
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A dark-winged dragonfly paused on a desert perch, its wings catching the midday light and revealing delicate detail against the soft, sunlit tones of southern Arizona.
Location: Tucson, AZ
Photo by Chris Bachler
Mallards at dusk
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A golden dragonfly balanced on a desert twig under the midday sun, its wings lit just long enough to show each delicate vein. A quiet moment of stillness in the Arizona heat.
Location: Tucson, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A hummingbird hovers in the desert light, pausing mid-air as it snatches a tiny insect. Captured at 1/8000, the moment reveals the agility that sustains these small desert birds in AZ’s midday heat.
Location: Tucson, AZ