18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest

Photograph by Jeff Kida

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

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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).

All entries must be submitted by November 30, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m.

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wildlife

Photo by William Lassiter

Serious bobcat again.

Location: Carefree

wildlife

Photo by Paul Martin

Two wild stallions battle in a wash within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

Location: White Mountains

wildlife

Photo by William Lassiter

Serious bobcat face! He was right outside the window of the house and I snapped this lucky shot.

Location: Carefree

wildlife

Photo by Jerry Bombardier

A coati stops to pose for a photo while foraging for palm dates.

Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ

landscape

Photo by Beth Toussaint

Cactus flower at dusk.

Location: Saguaro National Park

landscape

Photo by Beth Toussaint

A snapshot of this year's saguaro blooms: pollinators hard at work.

Location: Saguaro National Park

landscape

Photo by Ben Akers

The ruins of a rusted pickup truck lie near a small creek in the Tonto National Forest in Central Eastern Arizona.

Location: Tonto National Forest

landscape

Photo by Paul Floyd

Palm trees from a different prospective at Papago Park in Phoenix.

Location: Papago Park Phoenix, AZ

macro

Photo by Beth Toussaint

A snapshot of this year's saguaro blooms: pollinators hard at work.

Location: Saguaro National Park

landscape

Photo by John Byerly

A late Monsoon storm in September 2025 as seen out in Catalina State Park in front of one of my favorite giant Saguaros as the sun sets

Location: Catalina State Park, Tucson

landscape

Photo by Paul Floyd

Rare snow on Four Peaks!

Location: Apache Vista Point. Apache Junction, AZ

landscape

Photo by Michelle Calcagno

Lizard Head Rock Sedona Arizona

Location: Sedona Arizona