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 Mark Koster
A RARE Sighting at Chaparral Lake ! A Pied Billed Grebe OUT of the Water and "Strutting His Stuff"
Location: Chaparral Lake, Scottsdale
Photo by Denise Bell
A cliff-hanging wind sculpted tree greets a chilly sunrise over the canyon.
Location: Oak Creek Canyon
Photo by Douglas Coxon
An adult Bald Eagle grabbing branches for new nesting material
Location: West Valley
Photo by Kyle Packer
Zebra-tailed lizard
Location: Oro Valley
Photo by Kyle Packer
Foggy sunrise off a Forest Service road near the southern rim of the Grand Canyon.
Location: Off a forest service road near the southern rim of the Grand Canyon.
Photo by Kyle Packer
Foggy sunrise off a Forest Service road near the southern rim of the Grand Canyon.
Location: off a Forest Service road near the southern rim of the Grand Canyon.
Photo by Kyle Packer
Sunset in Northern Arizona, 2020
Location: Off a forest service road near the southern rim of the Grand Canyon.
Photo by Don Carney
Hooded Skunk
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Don Carney
Cactus flower/Bee
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Douglas Coxon
A rosy faced lovebird sticks its landing for a morning snack.
Location: Litchfield Park
Photo by Mark Koster
A Peach Faced Lovebird enjoys it's Eucalyptus seeds breakfast at Chaparral Park.
Location: Chaparral Park, Scottsdale
Photo by Ian Jackson
Mineral Creek running through the culvert under Forest Road 404 southeast of Vernon June 12, 2025
Location: Mineral Creek where it crosses Forest Road 404 southeast of Vernon Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Apache County