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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Photo by Renee Beasley | Mitten Shadow, Navajo Tribal Park
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Photo by Renee Beasley

Mitten Shadow, Navajo Tribal Park

Location: Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ

Photo by Renee Beasley | Portals into Walnut Canyon, Az
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Photo by Renee Beasley

Portals into Walnut Canyon, Az

Location: Walnut Canyon, Az

Photo by Stacy Bott | Full Moon rising over Sonoran Desert framed by Saquaro.
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Photo by Stacy Bott

Full Moon rising over Sonoran Desert framed by Saquaro.

Location: NW Surprise/Peoria

Photo by Stacy Bott | Sunset over Sonoran Desert
landscape

Photo by Stacy Bott

Sunset over Sonoran Desert

Location: NW Surprise/Peoria

Photo by Mark Koster | Full Moon in January 2025 at Chaparral Park !
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Photo by Mark Koster

Full Moon in January 2025 at Chaparral Park !

Location: Chaparral Park, Scottsdale

Photo by Julie Bender | This was taken in an open meadow on a forest road in the White Mountains. The clouds built up as the day progressed. The starkness of the land was a beautiful contrast to the billowing sky.
landscape

Photo by Julie Bender

This was taken in an open meadow on a forest road in the White Mountains. The clouds built up as the day progressed. The starkness of the land was a beautiful contrast to the billowing sky.

Location: Greer

Photo by Julie Bender | This was taken in October in the White Mountains. It was in the area where the Greer Fire had burned 20,308 acres. The Pines stood tall, the bark black. A new tree was already growing.
landscape

Photo by Julie Bender

This was taken in October in the White Mountains. It was in the area where the Greer Fire had burned 20,308 acres. The Pines stood tall, the bark black. A new tree was already growing.

Location: Greer

Photo by Julie Bender | Stellar Jay shot while camping in the White Mountains in early fall. Each morning a group of Jays would come to the campsite and hang out for about 30 minutes.
wildlife

Photo by Julie Bender

Stellar Jay shot while camping in the White Mountains in early fall. Each morning a group of Jays would come to the campsite and hang out for about 30 minutes.

Location: Greer

Photo by destyni romero | This photo was taken in the middle of a creek in Sedona Arizona!
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Photo by destyni romero

This photo was taken in the middle of a creek in Sedona Arizona!

Location: Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona

Photo by Christine Nolan | Great Blue Heron hiding out amongst the foliage
wildlife

Photo by Christine Nolan

Great Blue Heron hiding out amongst the foliage

Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve

Photo by Tony Attanasio | Bald Eagle on what was its favorite snag at Woodland Lake in Pinetop Arizona
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Photo by Tony Attanasio

Bald Eagle on what was its favorite snag at Woodland Lake in Pinetop Arizona

Location: Woodland Lake in Pinetop Arizona

Photo by Candace Porth | A Cactus Wren forages for fruit on an Organ Pipe Cactus.
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Photo by Candace Porth

A Cactus Wren forages for fruit on an Organ Pipe Cactus.

Location: Phoenix