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).
The submission deadline has passed.
GALLERY
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Photo by Wendy L Islas
The golden reflection of the trees in Aravaipa Creek.
Location: Aravaipa Canyon
Photo by Josh Lien
Location: Saguaro National Park
Photo by Melissa Harnish
A pied-billed grebe was enjoying the calm of the morning on Roper Lake.
Location: Roper Lake State Park, Safford, Arizona
Photo by Wendy L Islas
The lone saguaro with the aurora overhead in November 2025.
Location: Pinal County
Photo by Josh Lien
Location: Saguaro National Park
Photo by Jerry Bombardier
Backlit maples and ferns glow in the sunlight during the Autumn season.
Location: Houston Brothers Trail, Mogollon Rim
Photo by Josh Lien
Location: Saguaro National Park
Photo by Jennifer Connolly
Salt River Wild Horse
Location: Salt River Mesa, AZ
Photo by Heather C Markham-Creasman
This backlit Great Blue Heron sitting quietly on a branch is seemingly unbothered by either the swarm of gnats nor the airplane in the distance.
Location: Sun Lakes, Arizona
Photo by Josh Lien
Location: Saguaro National Park
Photo by William Lassiter
A female quail has a close encounter with a bobcat in Carefree.
Location: Carefree
Photo by Lindsay zingg
Early fall sunrise over Cathedral Rock, reflected in the calm waters of Oak Creek at Crescent Moon Ranch.
Location: Crescent Moon Ranch, Sedona