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 Randy Reinhart

A woodpecker inspects a saguaro cactus flower

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

wildlife

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A woodpecker dives into a saguaro cactus flower in search of a treat

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Nancy Tompkins

Veteran's Day Aurora over Watson Lake, just North of Prescott, Arizona. Over a three hour period the Aurora showed us bright pink, green, purple and red.

Location: Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A blooming ocotillo frames a blooming saguaro

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

House finches foraging on the flowers of a blooming ocotillo

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A single saguaro cactus flower blooms ahead of its friends

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A blooming saguaro looks in front of the PHOENIX sign

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

An in-camera double exposure of a blooming saguaro and the PHOENIX sign taken from Usery Mountain Regional Park

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

Saguaro bloom

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A tiny bee searches for nectar inside a saguaro bloom

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

Saguaro cactus in Lost Dutchman State Park

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A blooming saguaro cactus in Lost Dutchman State Park

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park