17th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest

Photographer with tripod standing on rock cliff looking toward sunset.

Photograph by Laurence Parent

Every month, we showcase the most talented photographers in the world.
Now it’s your turn to join the ranks. Enter your favorite photo in
the 2025 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.

You could win one of several prizes, and the winning photographs will be published online
and in our September 2025 issue.

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).

Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries. 

 

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The submission period for the 17th Annual Arizona Highways Photo Contest has closed. The finalists will be announced soon.
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landscape

Photo by Christopher Henry

lone dead tree in Monument Valley

Location: Monument Valley

landscape

Photo by Reid Woodward

A strong bolt of lightning lands in the desert as a car streaks by a saguaro on the 87 S towards Fountain Hills.

Location: Four Peaks Wilderness Area

landscape

Photo by Christopher Henry

Thunderstorm in Monument Valley over the mittens

Location: Monument Valley

wildlife

Photo by Roger Pelkey

Long Eared Owl

Location: Lower Salt River

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

Female Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) slurps from an ocotillo flower in a Sonoran Desert spring that also shows blooms of the palo verde.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ

landscape

Photo by Mark Whitaker

Flags of the 9/11 Memorial Healing Field (R) in Tempe Beach Park reflected in water

Location: Tempe Beach Park, Tempe, AZ

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

A vibrant sunset reflected in one of the ponds at the Kachina Wetlands near Flagstaff.

Location: Kachina Wetlands

landscape

Photo by Reid Woodward

Snow falls as a rare snowstorm blankets the desert plants with heavy snow.

Location: North Scottsdale

landscape

Photo by Reid Woodward

A rare snowstorm hits North Scottsdale covering the desert plants with a blanket of snow.

Location: North Scottsdale

landscape

Photo by Reid Woodward

Soft light illuminates the desert and the snow on Four Peaks before Sunset.

Location: Four Peaks Wilderness

wildlife

Photo by Roger Pelkey

Roadrunner chasing Dragonfly

Location: Lower Salt River

landscape

Photo by Reid Woodward

The first stars of the night begin to appear above a snow covered Four Peaks

Location: Four Peaks Wilderness