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).
GALLERY
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Photo by Deirdre Denali Rosenberg
An acorn woodpecker foraging on a beautiful morning in the Santa Rita Mountains.
Location: Santa Rita Mountains
Photo by Deirdre Denali Rosenberg
Northern lights paint the sky in a vibrant and magical display in the Sonoran Desert, where a mighty saguaro cactus sets a surreal scene.
Location: Ironwood Forest National Monument
Photo by Deirdre Denali Photography
Orange ocotillo leaves set a vibrant scene with mountains and organ pipe cactus in the borderlands of the Sonoran Desert.
Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Photo by Don Carney
Snowy Egrets crisscrossing
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Cristina Avila
Snowy Egret stroll (or strut?) on a fall morning!
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (Gilbert, AZ)
Photo by Cristina Avila
Snowy Egret on a cold winter morning.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (Gilbert, AZ)
Photo by Don Carney
American White Pelicans on an early morning.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Amanda Miller
View of mountain in Arizona
Location: Peoria, Arizona
Photo by Amanda Miller
Cotton Tail Rabbit side profile.
Location: Peoria, Arizona
Photo by Nickolas Warner
A lightning bolt strikes directly overhead saguaros outside of Tucson.
Location: Tucson
Photo by Nickolas Warner
Striped sandstone teepees within the Vermillion Cliffs.
Location: Vermillion Cliffs National Monument
Photo by Nickolas Warner
A mountain framed within a small alcove in western Arizona.
Location: Oatman, Arizona