19th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
Photograph by Jeff Kida
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT
Every month we showcase the most talented photographers in the world. Now it's your turn to join the ranks. Enter your favorite photo in the 2027 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.
Winning photographs will be published online and in the September 2027 issue. In addition, the grand-prize winner will receive accommodations for four nights for two guests at the Circle Z Ranch, a guest ranch in Patagonia, Arizona.
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).
Please read the OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries to the contest.
GALLERY
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Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Male Broad-billed Hummingbird hovers beside a blooming bottlebrush as he reaches toward the flowers for nectar in the late-afternoon light.
Location: Amado, Arizona
Photo by Adrian Padberg
Pelicans at the preserve
Location: Riparian preserve, Gilbert
Photo by Sue Cullumber
Red-naped sapsucker enjoying some pyracantha berries.
Location: Madera Canyon
Photo by Sebastian Gozdziewski
A faint rainbow appears over The Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park following an unexpected rainstorm.
Location: Petrified Forest National Park
Photo by Sebastian Gozdziewski
The Little Colorado river during sunrise and during a time it turns a turquoise blue color.
Location: Little Colorado River Gorge
Photo by Sebastian Gozdziewski
Canyon Lake before the draw down.
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Male House Finch holds a freshly picked ocotillo bloom in his bill while perched among flowering branches in the early morning light.
Location: Amado, Arizona
Photo by Elizabeth Wagner
Hiking The Wave! September 2026
Location: Coyote Buttes North
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Male Hooded Oriole flies past a blooming ocotillo at 9:28 a.m., wings spread as morning light catches its brilliant yellow-and-black plumage.
Location: Amado, Arizona
Photo by Sue Cullumber
Rivoli's hummingbird in mid-flap.
Location: Madera Canyon
Photo by Adam Corrales
The bright and warm orange glow of an autumn sunset.
Location: Casa Grande
Photo by Adam Corrales
Crepuscular rays at sunset demonstrating why our state flag represents us well.
Location: Casa Grande