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).

The submission deadline has passed.

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wildlife

Photo by Kristi Haverkamp

A band of white nosed coati mothers with kits gather closely to allow some of the kits to nurse.

Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ

landscape

Photo by Gary O'Brien

Crepuscular rays and saguaro silhouettes

Location: Saguaro National Park East

landscape

Photo by Zach Rohe

Sunset near Doe Mountain

Location: Sedona

wildlife

Photo by Hector Morales

Burrowing Owl with a catch

Location: Scottsdale Community College

landscape

Photo by Zachary Rohe

Snowy sunrise in Sedona

Location: Sedona

wildlife

Photo by Kristi Haverkamp

A rainy afternoon is a spa day for burrowing owls who ecstatically fan their feathers to take a rain bath and clean their beaks with mud.

Location: Farm roadside near Maricopa, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Gary O'Brien

Whitening dove dining on ripe saguaro fruit

Location: Saguaro National Park West

landscape

Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson

Havasu Falling-- a play on words for the autumn leaves that had fallen at my feet at this view of Havasu Falls.

Location: Havasupai, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Hector Morales

Elk in the grass

Location: Grand Canyon

landscape

Photo by Zachary Rohe

A unique look at Havasupai Falls

Location: Havasupai

landscape

Photo by Gary O'Brien

Saguaro fruit backlit by setting sun

Location: Tucson Mountain Park

wildlife

Photo by Hector Morales

Coati in the tress

Location: Boyce Thompson