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 Bill Marson
Completely bare cottonwoods rise in twisted, almost eerie forms along the Verde River. Their dark limbs weave through dense undergrowth, backed by soft gold and orange autumn foliage.
Location: Upper Verde River Wildlife Area, Paulden, AZ
Photo by Bill Marson
A mature cottonwood stands exposed along the Verde River, its bare branches holding a few curled leaves. Behind it, warm golden foliage glows softly, revealing the quiet, layered beauty of late autumn
Location: Upper Verde River Wildlife Area, Paulden, AZ
Photo by Tamara A McGinnitty
A wishes journey
Location: Apache Junction
Photo by Bill Marson
A dense lattice of nearly bare cottonwood branches contrasts a soft glow of autumn gold behind them. Scattered curled leaves linger on the limbs, capturing an intimate moment of late-fall transition.
Location: Upper Verde River Wildlife Area, Paulden, AZ
Photo by Robert Shuman
Cathedral double rainbow
Location: Sedona
Photo by Mark Koster
"Mama" Cara Cara delivers a Desert Spiny Lizard to her chicks for breakfast
Location: Tucson Area
Photo by Marcello Redivo
Breath taking view from the top of Peralta trail.
Location: Peralta Trail, Superstition Mountains
Photo by Marcello Redivo
Moonrise over the steep cliffs of the Mogollon Rim.
Location: Mogollon Rim, Pinetop Lakeside
Photo by Tyler Martin
A familiar icon takes shape as a cactus.
Location: Tucson, AZ. My front yard.
Photo by Josh Sellke
An ash-throated flycatcher perches in a creosote bush
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Gray Fox dozes in a Palo Verdo tree
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
A white-nosed coati came eye to eye with me as it came down the mountain right across the trail at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum