18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
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
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).
GALLERY
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Photo by Jonathan Cline
Snowy egret looks like its running across the after grabbing a tiny fish for a snack during flight
Location: Gilbert
Photo by Jonathan Cline
Close-up of a shoemaker butterfly showing off its texture and colored eye
Location: Scottsdale, Butterfly Wonderland
Photo by Jonathan Cline
Great egret wrestling a fish in some early morning sunlight
Location: Gilbert
Photo by Benjamin Wilcox
A ridgeline of a small mountain
Location: Surprise
Photo by Benjamin Wilcox
Dead plants hanging over a small creek.
Location: Babbit Spring, Upper Lake Mary
Photo by Neo Garcia
Jackrabit near Prescot
Location: Near Prescot
Photo by Robin Weinstein
A common raven soars over the Grand Canyon.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Photo by Mark Koster
"Eye to Eye"
An afternoon sighting of this BEAUTIFUL Bobcat
He was deep in the shade on a brick wall in Scottsdale
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Two burrowing owls share a moment at their desert burrow—one on lookout, one peeking from below.
Location: Eloy, AZ
Photo by Amber Rose
Great Horned Owl perched on my neighbors fence in Cave Creek AZ.
Location: Cave Creek, Arizona
Photo by Nicholas De Leon
A Gambel's quail, caught mid-tweet, atop the brush in Catalina, AZ. Taken on April 16, 2025.
Location: Catalina, in northeast Pima County
Photo by Wilhelm Huber
A baby Mourning Dove sitting in its nest awaiting its mothers return.
Location: Tucson