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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macro

Photo by Josh Sellke

A spider and its web are backlit by early morning light creating a beautiful display of colors

Location: Tonto National Forest

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A turkey vulture perched with wings spread in an attempt to warm itself with the first morning sun in the Tonto National Forest.

Location: Tonto National Forest

landscape

Photo by Curtis Jones

Thunder clouds over Boynton Canyon.

Location: Sedona, AZ Boynton Canyon

landscape

Photo by Curtis Jones

A winter storm lifting in Boynton Canyon.

Location: Sedona, AZ Boynton Canyon

wildlife

Photo by Candace Porth

A wintering Northern Pintail drake grooms himself in a Phoenix pond.

Location: Phoenix

wildlife

Photo by Candace Porth

A Wood Duck swims in a golden pond in Tempe.

Location: Selleh Park, Tempe

landscape

Photo by Jeff Goulden

Spider Rock rises 800 feet from Canyon de Chelly’s floor near Chinle, Arizona, a sandstone spire sacred in Navajo tradition as the home of Spider Woman.

Location: Spider Rock Overlook at Canyon de Chelly National Monument near Chinle

wildlife

Photo by Jeff Goulden

Sandhill Cranes lift off in sunset silhouette above Whitewater Draw, where huge winter flocks gather near McNeal.

Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area near McNeal

landscape

Photo by Jeff Goulden

Schultz Tank, a historic stock pond near Flagstaff in the Coconino National Forest, now provides water for wildlife and recreation in the scenic San Francisco Peaks

Location: Schultz Pass in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff

wildlife

Photo by Jeff Goulden

A juvenile osprey perches on a branch, its barred wings and orange eyes marking its age as it scans the landscape near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff.

Location: Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff

landscape

Photo by Jeff Goulden

Fay Canyon in the Red Rock–Secret Mountain Wilderness near Sedona features red rock formations, a natural arch, and desert plants along its short box canyon trail.

Location: Fay Canyon in the Secret Mountain Wilderness near Sedona

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A female Northern Cardinal sweeps through warm desert light at sunset, her wings glowing against the soft tones of an Arizona evening. A brief, graceful moment in flight over the quiet Sonoran brush.

Location: Green Valley, AZ