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 David Blanchard
A closeup of a penstemon on the Highland Trail south of Fort Tuthill near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Highland Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
A cluster of white asters on the Highland Trail south of Fort Tuthill near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Highland Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Morning dew adorns a cluster of white asters on the Highland Trail south of Fort Tuthill near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Highland Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Water fills the canyon from wall to wall in this section of West Fork Oak Creek.
HDR image.
Location: West Fork Oak Creek Trail, Oak Creek Canyon
Photo by David Blanchard
Blackberries can often be found along the West Fork Oak Creek Trail.
Location: West Fork Oak Creek Trail, Oak Creek Canyon
Photo by David Blanchard
The Milky Way rises behind Wukoki Pueblo in Wupatki National Monument.
Composite of two images:
(1) foreground while Moon was above horizon;
(2) sky using a star tracker for long exposure.
Location: Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument
Photo by David Blanchard
A thin crescent Moon sets in the western twilight sky with colorful reflections on the waters of Upper Lake Mary near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Composite of two images: (1) sky and (2) foreground.
Location: Upper Lake Mary near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
A spring storm brings snow to the high country including State Road 89A as it follows a series of switchbacks through the upper end of Oak Creek Canyon.
Location: Above the switchbacks on SR 89A, Oak Creek Canyon
Photo by David Blanchard
Tiny drops of dew adorn this small lupine plant located on Margs Draw Trail near Sedona, Arizona.
Location: Margs Draw Trail, Sedona, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
A departing spring storm leaves behind bands of fog that flow down Oak Creek Canyon and into Sedona in the early morning hours.
Location: From Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
The nearly vertical band of the Zodiacal Light intersects the Milky Way in the western sky and is reflected in the waters of Upper Lake Mary.
Location: Upper Lake Mary near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Rocket launches from the west coast during evening twilight can produce these colorful nacreous clouds that are easily seen from all of Arizona.
Location: Upper Lake Mary near Flagstaff, Arizona.