19th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
Photograph by Jeff Kida
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT
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 2027 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.
Winning photographs will be published online and in the September 2027 issue. In addition, the grand-prize winner will receive accommodations for four nights for two guests at the Circle Z Ranch, a guest ranch in Patagonia, Arizona.
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 read the OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries to the contest.
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Photo by Nathan Tozier
A pregnant mare grazing in Black Canyon Lake campground in Sitgreaves National Forest.
Location: Sitgreaves National Forest
Photo by B W Davidson
Bushy Tails, Big Dreams. This photo was taken during a hike through Usery Park along the wind cave trail.
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park, Mesa
Photo by Sue Cullumber
A pair of Queen butterflies.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
An Anna’s Hummingbird hovers at a Red Yucca bloom, wings swept into a backstroke as it feeds on nectar in the Arizona desert.
Location: Amado, Arizona
Photo by Avah Ress
For the people that can't see their own beauty. "Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well." — Naya Rivera
Location: Happy Jack
Photo by Paul Drake
"Monsoon Over the Superstitions" The Superstitions stood in full sun as a monsoon storm tower rose, building shape and shadow across the desert, creating a contrast between both.
Location: Apache Junction, Arizona
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
An Anna's hummingbird hovers above a flowering ocotillo, wings spread as it approaches the brilliant red blooms in the Arizona desert.
Location: Amado, Arizona
Photo by Dean Knuth
This photo was taken on a commercial Grand Canyon rafting trip. We were camped at Grapevine (river mile 82) and watched an incredible July monsoon storm roll through the Phantom Ranch area.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Paul Drake
"The Shadowed Divide" The sandstone buttes of the iconic Mittens of Monument Valley, rise like monuments carved from shadow and sun, revealing their stark geometry.
Location: Monument Valley, Arizona
Photo by Paul Drake
"Edge of the Last Light" Taken from one of the many viewpoints along the Grand Canyon, as the sun dropped behind the rim, storm clouds gathered in towering layers, catching the last fire of the day.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Steve Berger
Grand Canyon Railway Steam Engine 29 leading Engine 4960 on its daily round trip from Williams, Arizona to the Grand Canyon South Rim in celebration of the 125 anniversary of the rail line.
Location: Willaha Crossing. Coconino County, Arizona
Photo by Steve Berger
Forgotten corral in the mouth of a box canyon. Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
Location: Near the North Rim, Grand Canyon in the Kaibab National Forest