18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
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
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.
GALLERY
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Photo by Clint Palmer
Slopes of Snowbowl Arizona
Location: Snowball, AZ
Photo by Clint Palmer
Oak Creek Canyon (Sedona, AZ)
Location: Oak Creek Canyon (Sedona, AZ)
Photo by alexandra buxbaum
Rosey-faced Lovebirds rest in a palm tree
Location: Mesa
Photo by Ron Hoff
Great Horned Owl female exposing her few days old hatchling to the camera for the first time.
Location: About 3 miles west of Eloy.
Photo by Eduardo Palazuelos Romo
Tree at the Rim of Canyon de Chelly in Northeastern Arizona, in Navajo Nation.
Location: Canyon de Chelly, Northeastern Arizona
Photo by Eduardo Palazuelos Romo
Lone Tree in San Rafael Valley, Southern Arizona.
Location: San Rafael Valley, Southern Arizona
Photo by Todd Wynia
A vermilion flycatcher perched and looking for its next meal
Location: Greenfield Park in Mesa, AZ
Photo by Todd Wynia
A snowy egret dancing across a pond
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Todd Wynia
A black-crowned night heron soaring over a pond
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Cristina Avila
The early morning light was wonderful for this Black-necked Stilt mom and 3 4-day-old chicks (count the legs!). Black-necked Stilts can thrive in Arizona if a pond has a consistently low water level.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (Gilbert, AZ)
Photo by Todd Wynia
A black-necked stilt chick dances across the water
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Todd A Wynia
A western grebe revving its engines in the early morning light
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch