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 Robert Shuman
Arizona version of Delicate arch also known as Scorpion arch
Location: Arrastra mountain wilderness
Photo by Mark Koster
"Mama" Harris's Hawk.....
Doing "The Bougainvillea BOOGIE"
Sunday morning in Scottsdale she was on the ground and Blasted By this Bougie
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
Curve of Majesty (vertical): A vertical take on sunrise at Cape Royal at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon with the ridge of Wotans Throne glowing in the early morning light under a painted sky.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
“Curve of Majesty:” At Cape Royal, Wotans Throne caught the first light, its curving, sinuous ridge gilded by sunlight, glowing like a royal path into the heart of the Grand Canyon.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Pastel Moonrise Over Thumb Butte:" The full moon rises above Thumb Butte as the Belt of Venus colors the dusky sky in rosy pastel hues.
Location: Prescott
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Breaking Dawn at Cathedral Rock:" As the full moon sets and the sun rises, Cathedral Rock becomes a canvas of shadow and light, reflecting the harmony and duality of night and day.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Bell Trail Sunset:" I love these towering red rock structures in the midground and how the last bit of sunlight accentuated the hills and valleys beyond.
Location: Wet Beaver Creek, Bell Trail
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Parsons Spring Autumn Reflections:" this little oasis along Sycamore Creek had seen some pretty significant flooding a couple years ago. I was grateful the foliage and rocks were beautiful as ever.
Location: Sycamore Creek
Photo by Tom Stark
A perfect Saguaro in the golden light of a Sonoran sunset.
Location: Pistol Hill Road, Vail
Photo by Kathleen Croft
When the seasons collide between autumn and winter on the San Francisco Peaks, it creates a wonderful juxtaposition lasting for only a brief few seconds before the clouds shrouded the mountain again.
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Photo by Tom Stark
West Mitten Butte blocking the rising sun as seen on Wildcat Trail
Location: Monument Valley
Photo by Tom Stark
South aspect of Totem Pole and Tei Bi Chei, Monumnet Valley, at golden hour.
Location: Monument Valley