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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wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A Varied Bunting singing from atop an Ocotillo

Location: Madera Canyon

landscape

Photo by Tamara A McGinnitty

Clouds & reflections on the Lower Salt River

Location: Lower Salt River

landscape

Photo by Jordan Handler

Rare and striking scene of tall saguaro cacti standing amid a desert landscape blanketed in fresh snow, Tucson, Arizona

Location: Tucson

macro

Photo by Jordan Handler

The beauty of pollination. Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix.

Location: Phoenix

landscape

Photo by Jordan Handler

This photo captures a quiet magic that comes with fall. Sunlight in the Aspens on Snowbowl, Flagstaff

Location: Flagstaff

wildlife

Photo by lisa faust

Anna’s Hummingbird in a posing in a juniper tree in Chino Valley AZ

Location: Chino Valley

wildlife

Photo by Lisa Faust

American Pronghorn Antelope in Chino Valley Arizona

Location: Chino Valley

wildlife

Photo by Lisa Faust

American Pronghorn doe and calf bathed in the dawn golden light in Chino Valley Arizona

Location: Chino Valley

wildlife

Photo by Robert Indrisie

A group of baby Burrowing Owls

Location: Tolleson, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Robert Indrisie

Sunrise in the Mazatzal Wilderness

Location: Mazatzal Wilderness

landscape

Photo by Robert indrisie

CHEYAVA FALLS

Location: Grand Canyon National Park

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A Crested Caracara ascends toward it's saguaro nest at sunset, the desert light revealing each feather. A rare desert raptor framed by the towering saguaros of the Sonoran landscape.

Location: Ajo Hwy - Tucson, AZ