2023 Adventures in Nature
Student Photo Contest
Seeking photos that showcase Arizona’s natural beauty,
wildlife and people in nature.
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.
GALLERY
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Photo by Aidan Yu
One of the most iconic birds of the desert, the Greater Roadrunner. Its shy and elusive nature means that photographing it is particularly challenging. On this occasion, the roadrunner sped past me, foraging, as I lay in the dirt, and I managed to capture the precise moment it dropped its lunch!
Location: Higley and Ocotillo Rds.
Photo by Samantha Sweet
An enchanting view of Watson Lake and beyond.
Location: Watson Lake- Prescott
Photo by Tiara Haskell
This was a really unique experience, I was at Taliesin West for a photography workshop with Andrew Pielage. I took this photo on the way to see the shelters that Frank Lloyd Wright's interns designed.
Location: Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona
Photo by Sheyla Sanchez
We don’t get that much snow in Arizona so I was very excited
Location: Mount Lemmon
Photo by Sheyla Sanchez
San Xavier has a lot of history
Location: san xavier del bac mission
Photo by Gibson Gallares
Backlit cacti during golden hour while bird is taking flight. At the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, AZ
Location: Riparian Preserve Gilbert- Arizona
Photo by Lily Newell
Taken off a rock wall while I was climbing. View of the highway and climbs across the road
Location: Crags Against Humanity, Catalina Highway, Mount Lemmon
Photo by Gibson Gallares
Bald Eagle showing off its wings!
Location: Riparian Preserve - Gilbert AZ
Photo by Riyansh Guntuka
Two tree branches on a sunset background
Location: Veterans Oasis Park
Location: Veterans Oasis Park, Gilbert, Arizona
Photo by Jonathan Sensibar
The flowering stem of an agave against the rocky background of the Chiricahua mountains
Location: Chiricahua National Monument
Photo by Dino Andres Alfaro
Abandoned shelter on Navajo Reservation heading to Secret Canyon
Location: Navajo Reservation near Page, Arizona
Photo by Caitlin Barton
Bald Eagle Youth
Location: Avondale, AZ