18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest

Photograph by Jeff Kida

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

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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).

The submission deadline has passed.

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landscape

Photo by Devon Matthews

The monsoon season erupts across the grasslands of the Empire Ranch.

Location: Sonoita, AZ

macro

Photo by Devon Matthews

The blooming barrel cactus has a visitor in the grasslands of the Empire Ranch.

Location: Sonoita, AZ

landscape

Photo by Devon Matthews

‘The Silent Sentinel’ an old stone fireplace chimney stands alone up the Ramsey Canyon Preserve of the Huachuca Mountains.

Location: Sierra Vista, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Devon Matthews

Antelope on the Rose Tree Ranch in Elgin, AZ just off the Upper Elgin Loop Rd. by the Mustang Mountains.

Location: Elgin, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Devon Matthews

Antelope on the Rose Tree Ranch just off Upper Elgin Rd. by the Mustang Mountains.

Location: Elgin, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Hasanur Khan

Location: Bush Hwy, Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Hasanur Khan

Location: Gilbert, Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Hasanur Khan

Location: M

wildlife

Photo by Hasanur Khan

Location: Mesa, Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A cactus wren pauses on a cholla skeleton at sunrise, its markings glowing in the warm desert light against a clear Sonoran sky.

Location: Green Valley, AZ

landscape

Photo by Wendy L Islas

The milky way over Ragged Top in the Ironwood Forest National Monument with comet Atlas overhead.

Location: Ironwood Forest National Monument

landscape

Photo by Hasanur Khan

The layers of intricate art by nature

Location: Horseshoe bend, Page, Arizona