2023 Adventures in Nature
Student Photo Contest

Seeking photos that showcase Arizona’s natural beauty,
wildlife and people in nature.

This photo contest is open to Arizona students ages 13-18.


Open to Arizona students ages 13-18

$10,000 in cash prizes await the top 10 winners.
Deadline to submit your high-resolution nature photos is midnight April 12, 2023.
Winners will be announced May 11, 2023.

View OFFICIAL RULES. For more information, contact Danielle Kagan at [email protected]
Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Arizona Highways and Cox Communications.

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5 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png.
Photos must be of locations in Arizona.
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Displaying 13 - 24 of 34

Photo by Addie Kieber

a bird on a fence on the grand canyon.

Location: The Grand Canyon

Photo by Nora Sevy

Panamint chipmunk investing its natural habitat

Location: Rose Canyon Lake

Photo by Sydney Gassert

Pictured here is Ferris; a male African lion from the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium in Litchfield, AZ

Location: Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium

Photo by Marek Habel

the natures way to travel and to spread its life into the future.

Location: Corona vail AZ

Photo by Grace Shepard

One of many gorgeous and vibrant Arizona sunsets, showcased in Downtown Tucson overhead of the city

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Photo by Annahi Naranjo

A bee sitting on a bright pink flower, surrounded by succulents.

Location: Flowing Wells High school

Photo by Sadie Larson

Top of young Saguaro cactus catching the evening light.

Location: Private residence near Sweetwater Hiking Trails

Photo by Caitlin Buelow

Cholla blossom under cloudy sky

Location: Vail, AZ

Photo by Callie Burton

An Apis Mellifera resting quietly on a Copper Globemallow in a carefree meadow across from my house.

Location: Heber, Arizona

Photo by Caleb Burton

Taken in Petrified Forest National Park in November of 2022.

Location: Petrified Forest National Park Arizona

Photo by Christian Burton

This photo was taken on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in July of 2022.

Location: Grand Canyon AZ

Photo by Corrie Burton

Snow and stormy skies surrounding Ponderosa pines in the White Mountains.

Location: Highway 260 near Forest Lakes, Arizona