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 Kohinoor Kar

Pelican couples look very beautiful as they swim around in Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

When Great Blue Heron is tired of sitting to catch a fish, it takes a power nap. Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Great Blue Heron sitting on a tree to catch fish from Riparian Preserve wetland.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A Hooded Oriole sweeps through the desert canopy at late sunrise, its golden head catching the first warm light of the Arizona morning.

Location: Green Valley, AZ

landscape

Photo by Carolyn Cummins

Autumn colors at Watson Lake in November 2025.

Location: Trails at Watson Lake

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A pair of Pyrrhuloxias perched on a weathered cholla branch at late sunrise in southern Arizona, their soft colors glowing in the warm morning light.

Location: Green Valley, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

Three Gambel’s Quail gathered on a sunlit rock at late sunrise in southern Arizona, the warm morning light revealing their textures and colors as they paused together on the desert perch.

Location: Green Valley, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Thomas Johnson

Broad-tailed Hummingbird on a flower at the Grand Canyon

Location: North Rim Grand Canyon National Park

landscape

Photo by Thomas Johnson

Evening Rainbow North Rim

Location: North Rim Grand Canyon National Park

landscape

Photo by Jenna Stiles

Gloomy day at Lost Dutchman State Park

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park, Superstition Mountain

wildlife

Photo by Thomas Johnson

Painted Redstart

Location: Ramsey Canyon Preserve

wildlife

Photo by Chris Hall

A western Bluebird on its perch in Sedona, Arizona.

Location: Sedona, Arizona.