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 Boyd Robinson
A lone raven takes flight on a moody morning after a passing storm.
Location: San Manuel
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A young saguaro limb contrasts with the older, darker main trunk.
Location: San Manuel
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A saguaro points to the crescent moon hanging in the sky.
Location: San Manuel
Photo by Erick
Papago Mountain
Phoenix, Arizona
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Boyd Robinson
Twin saguaros watch the colorful morning sunrise near San Manuel, AZ.
Location: San Manuel
Photo by Patricia Fiedler
Fall color Watson Lake November 2025
Location: Watson Lake Prescott
Photo by Jonathan Cline
Snowy egret grabbing a tiny fish as it flies low across the water
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Photo by Jonathan Cline
Young black-necked stilt looking for something to eat, showing a nice reflection
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Photo by William F. Hillman III
West Mitten Butte inside Monument Valley at dusk, taken on July 20, 2019. Photo has been cropped smaller than original size.
Location: Monument Valley in Upper Northwest Arizona.
Photo by Candace Porth
A Great Horned Owl sits in a mesquite tree, annoyed by a Northern Mockingbird divebombing it.
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A burrowing owl struck a confident, body-building pose at sunset in the farm fields of Eloy, highlighted beautifully by the warm Arizona light.
Location: Eloy, AZ
Photo by Mark Koster
A BATTLE ROYALE at Chaparral Lake on Thursday Morning
Pied Billed Grebe VS Crayfish
The Match Looked Close at this point
Location: Chaparral Lake, Scottsdale