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 Marlin Mills
Gila Monster on the hunt, moving through desert rocks and wildflowers.
Location: Buldog Canyon
Photo by Marlin Mills
An ornate tree lizard hides along the mesquite tree trunk, as a coachwhip snake looks down from the branching trunk limbs, searching for its prey.
Location: Lower Salt River
Photo by Devin Boster
The Superstition Mountains covered in clouds at sunrise.
Location: Hieroglyphic Trail, Gold Canyon AZ
Photo by Marlin Mills
After racing through mesquite tree branches, a Coachwhip snake peers over the trunk, looking for a meal.
Location: Lower Salt River
Photo by Valerie Neumann
Another amazing sunset in Arizona
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Valerie Neumann
Flower Up Close
Location: Summer Winds Nursery, Phoenix
Photo by Valerie Neumann
Navajo Bridge
Location: Marble Canyon
Photo by Valerie Neumann
Sunrise at Lake Powell
Location: Lake Powell
Photo by Valerie Neumann
Moonrise
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Stephanie Rudd
A towering saguaro cactus stands against a clear blue sky, its arms reaching upward as sunlight bursts through one of its ridges, creating a bright starburst glow.
Location: Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Photo by Neumann
Sunset at South Mountain
Location: South Mountain
Photo by Elizabeth E. Eygendaal
American Robins in a mid-air family feud.
Location: Flagstaff AZ