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
Displaying 37 - 48 of 1998
Photo by Collin Johnstone
Purply Sunset on the McDowells
Location: McDowell Mountain Preserve
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A wild bobcat pauses in the desert heat with a fresh catch, its golden eyes fixed and alert. Midday light revealed a rare moment of survival and instinct as it moved through the scrublands.
Location: Tucson, AZ
Photo by Shelly Wayne
Maggie's Moment: my sweet Angle sang for me as the sun slipped from the sky. The canyon walls illuminated and glowed with the ends of the day. And then... the sky began to sing.
Location: Toroweap, AZ
Photo by Shelly Wayne
Canyon's Song: golden hour illuminated the Grand Canyon at TuWeep.
Location: Toroweap, AZ
Photo by Shelly Wayne
Dragon's Breath: Days before the Dragon Brave Fire devastated the North Rim; smoke filtered into the Grand Canyon at sunset.
Location: Cape Royal, Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Shelly Wayne
A lesser known canyon on the Navajo Nation is Wind Castle. Sandstone twists and winds its way though the desert... while lovely light illuminates the way.
Location: Navajo Nation, AZ
Photo by Shelly Wayne
Deep within the Navajo Nation, led by my dear friend T. Yazzie, we waited for the Milky Way to align through this arch above a remote granary. An image I spent years mapping and planning.
Location: Navajo Nation
Photo by Hilda Maier
A view from highway of valley and Salt River
Location: N Bush Hwy near Saguaro lake
Photo by Jeff Goulden
A female mule deer grazes near Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, surrounded by the quiet beauty of the forest.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
A Northern Flicker perches at Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, its spotted belly and red face marking on display.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
An Abert’s squirrel perches among Ponderosa Pines, feeding on seeds at Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff.
Location: Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
A vividly colored collared lizard warms itself on the rocks at Homolovi State Park near Winslow, its distinctive black neck bands clearly visible.
Location: Homolovi State Park near Winslow