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 1965
Photo by Pat Gorraiz
A March morning has hikers of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve enjoying the Quartz Ridge Trail during the first light of the day.
Location: Phoenix Mountains Preserve at 32nd Street and Lincoln Drive.
Photo by Jesus Emmanuel Avelar
A queen butterfly, resting on white blossoms, is feeding on the nectar from the flowers.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Mark Koster
A Roadrunner with it's breakfast, a Sonoran Tiger Whiptail Lizard. Notice how the lizard's tail is broken off, but the Roadrunner made sure it grabbed the tail as well !
Location: Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Photo by Axel Kinder
Just a Saguaro with a pretty sky.
Location: Shot in the desert east of Lone Mt. Rd. north of the Troon Golf Club
Photo by Parag Patel
River of light. The vastness of the Grand Canyon contrasts with the delicate movement of water, creating a moment of balance between immensity and calm.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Hidden oasis. The lush greens contrast sharply with the desert stone, revealing a secret pocket of life sustained by a fragile, persistent trickle.
Location: Grand canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Master of the thermals. The wildness of the Southwest is distilled into a single moment of freedom and power.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Carved by time. Shot deep within a hidden desert slot, this scene showcases nature’s ability to sculpt beauty over millennia.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Whispers of the canyon stream. The soft, silky motion of the stream contrasts with the textured sandstone walls, reminding us how time and persistence carve beauty into even the hardest landscapes.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
The cathedral. The sense of scale, silence, and ancient geology makes this scene feel both monumental and deeply peaceful.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Eternal walls: The canyon rises in layered shadows as the moving light reveals the immense scale of the gorge. a study in texture, tone and the quiet strength of the river that shaped it.
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Wilhelm Huber
A young Red-Tailed Hawk perched on a Palo Verde tree in the early morning sunlight.
Location: Tucson