19th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
Photograph by Jeff Kida
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT
Every month we showcase the most talented photographers in the world. Now it's your turn to join the ranks. Enter your favorite photo in the 2027 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.
Winning photographs will be published online and in the September 2027 issue. In addition, the grand-prize winner will receive accommodations for four nights for two guests at the Circle Z Ranch, a guest ranch in Patagonia, Arizona.
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).
Please read the OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries to the contest.
GALLERY
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Photo by Charlotte S. Graham-Clark
I have always associated the Tanner with a lot of weather, and this hike was no exception. I caught this interplay of light and shadow about halfway down.
Location: Tanner Trail, Grand Canyon
Photo by Mark A Koster
A Male Hooded Oriole perches on a Karoo Boer Bean Tree in May.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Nicholas Cote
Bee impaled itself on ocotillo thorn.
Location: Carefree AZ
Photo by Hannah Conner
"Dreamy Twilight"
Photograph taken on a twilight hike at Dreamy Draw Recreation Area near our house. A subtly dramatic sky is silhouetted by desert landscape and an ocotillo as the moon looks on.
Location: Dreamy Draw Recreation Area, Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Photo by Mark A Koster
Aloe Blossoms just starting to bloom
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Mark A Koster
A Male Desrt Spiny Lizard up close and personal and giving me the Side Eye !
Location: Chaparral Park, Scottsdale
Photo by Mark A Koster
"Mama" Crested Caracara tending to her three chicks in May 2026
Location: South of Tucson
Photo by Mark A Koster
"Mama" Crested Caracara tending to her three chicks in early May 2026.
Location: South of Tucson