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 Janet Block

Taken on a tour of Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Location: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle AZ

wildlife

Photo by alexandra buxbaum

A Gilded Flicker takes off from Saguaro

Location: Mesa

landscape

Photo by George Erwin Turner

Maple tree with fall colors in Secret Red Rocks Wilderness

Location: Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness in AZ

landscape

Photo by Rebecca Hyson

Morning Fog

Location: Saguaro National Park West

landscape

Photo by Rebecca Hyson

Building Monsoon Storm

Location: Chiricahua National Monument

wildlife

Photo by Kathy Ritter

Coatimundi at Chiricahua National Monument

Location: Chiracahua National Monument

wildlife

Photo by Kathy Ritter

Coatimundi at Chiricahua National Monument

Location: Chiracahua National Monument

wildlife

Photo by Kathy Ritter

Coatimundi at Chiricahua National Monument

Location: Chiracahua National Monument

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A burrowing owl fumbles its “package” mid-air at sunset — a split-second glimpse into the unpredictable life of Arizona’s desert hunters.

Location: Eloy, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Mark Koster

The Arizona State Bird...The Cactus Wren posing for the camera !

Location: Scottsdale

wildlife

Photo by Randy Vuletich

Desert Bighorn Sheep rams banging heads. You can hear them echoing through the canyons.

Location: Canyon Lake

wildlife

Photo by Tom Mangelsdorf

Female Gambel's Quail

Location: Scottsdale