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 David Blanchard
Aspen groves along the base of the San Francisco Peaks show autumn colors while a bit of snow is evident on the highest peaks.
Location: Forest Road 151, Coconino National Forest.
Photo by David Blanchard
Rain drops adorn a red maple leaf.
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Ponderosa pine and aspen trees line the sides of a forest road.
Location: Forest Road 151, north of Hochderffer Hills, Coconino National Forest.
Photo by David Blanchard
Aspen trees have taken over a slope burned in the 1996 Hochderffer Fire; only a few skeletal burned trees remain.
Location: Forest Road 151, north of Hochderffer Hills, Coconino National Forest.
Photo by David Blanchard
Fall colors abound in an aspen grove in the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Aspen Loop Trail, San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
From fire comes renewal. Aspens are quickly replacing trees burned in the 2022 Pipeline Fire north of Flagstaff.
Location: Weatherford Trail, San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
A closeup of a penstemon on the Highland Trail south of Fort Tuthill near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Highland Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
A cluster of white asters on the Highland Trail south of Fort Tuthill near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Highland Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Morning dew adorns a cluster of white asters on the Highland Trail south of Fort Tuthill near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Highland Trail near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Water fills the canyon from wall to wall in this section of West Fork Oak Creek.
HDR image.
Location: West Fork Oak Creek Trail, Oak Creek Canyon
Photo by David Blanchard
Blackberries can often be found along the West Fork Oak Creek Trail.
Location: West Fork Oak Creek Trail, Oak Creek Canyon
Photo by David Blanchard
The Milky Way rises behind Wukoki Pueblo in Wupatki National Monument.
Composite of two images:
(1) foreground while Moon was above horizon;
(2) sky using a star tracker for long exposure.
Location: Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument