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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Photo by Jazmin Mastach

Location: Flowing Wells high school

Photo by Arian

Prickly pear with a desert sky

Location: Tuscon

Photo by Ainslie Lowe

This photo was taken in a flower filled area near my high school. I sat in the flowers trying to find a unique angle, since many of them looked the same.

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Photo by Ainslie Lowe

I took this photo one evening in my backyard as the sun dipped below the horizon. The water on both the leaves and this unique bug created the perfect atmosphere for a moment in nature.

Location: Vail, Arizona

Photo by Paloma Campos

Clouds scuttle across the sky over Alpine's Luna lake in the White Mountains of Arizona.

Location: Alpine, AZ

Photo by Diego Campos

Picture of the highway leading up to Gates Pass on Golden Gate Mountain during sunset.

Location: Golden Gate Mountain, Tucson AZ

Photo by Joshua Villalpando

A cute bee gathering pollen with some nice scenery in the back ground.

Location: Andrada Polytechnic highschool

Photo by Alaina Benziger

Desert in Bloom

Location: Salt River Red Mountain

Photo by Alaina Benziger

My grandma's pond frog.

Location: Apache Junction, AZ

Photo by Riyansh Guntuka

Trees in the park

Location: Veterans Oasis Park

Photo by Sargun Bhatia

Stream at Veterans Oasis Park

Location: Chandler, Arizona

Photo by Sargun Bhatia

White flowers blooming in the spring.

Location: Chandler, Arizona