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).

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Displaying 13 - 24 of 2012
landscape

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Cute sparrow watching everything from a high branch of tree in Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Northern Harrier hiding inside a tree at Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Beautiful Pelican trying to grab its own feather in Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Morning yoga demonstrated by a migratory Pelican in Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

"It's my focus time folks" says the beautiful duck in Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Quiet and peaceful time for this cute duck in Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A hummingbird pauses in midair among the desert foliage, lifting one wing as if signaling its next move before disappearing back into the summer greenery.

Location: Tucson, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Catherine Sienko

Verdin with Ocotillo

Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona

macro

Photo by Catherine Sienko

Bee on Mexican Bird of Paradise Blossoms

Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona

macro

Photo by Catherine Sienko

Lacey Tansy Aster - Wildflower

Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Lisa M. Daniels

A desert dragonfly pauses on a sunlit perch during a hot summer morning in southern Arizona, its wings glowing against the soft, muted backdrop of the Sonoran Desert.

Location: Tucson, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Sue Cullumber

Adult female white nosed coati. Coati troops are a matriarchal group with several female adults, juveniles and kits. Adult males are solitary and only come around during mating season.

Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum