18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest

Photograph by Jeff Kida

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

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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).

The submission deadline has passed.

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macro

Photo by Kohinoor Kar

Camoufladed bee on Mexican Bird of Paradise

Location: Phoenix Arizona

macro

Photo by Stephanie Rudd

A single white saguaro cactus bloom opens atop the tall green cactus, its delicate petals standing out brightly as it captures the simple beauty of the desert in spring.

Location: Sonoran Desert, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Stephanie Rudd

A soft beam of light reveals the flowing sandstone of a slot canyon, with a faint, ghostlike silhouette of a small child figure near the bottom, adding a mysterious and ethereal touch to the scene.

Location: Page, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Kamil Radziszewski

Milkyway over Monument Valley - captured from The Redlands Overlook

Location: Monument Valley

wildlife

Photo by Mark Anderson

These cows came over to see what I was doing and the baby cow and his brother were shy and hiding behind their mother. Such humanlike behavior. It was so cute.

Location: Near Camp Verde, AZ

landscape

Photo by Mark Anderson

Fall in The White Mountains

Location: White Mountains, AZ

landscape

Photo by Paul Bosker

White Tank Mountains Sunset ICM. Looks like it could be a time lapse with clouds moving over the mountains.

Location: White Tank Mountains, Surprise, AZ, off Sun Valley Parkway

landscape

Photo by Mark Anderson

Fall near Sunrise Ski Area.

Location: Greer, AZ

landscape

Photo by Mark Anderson

Monsoon storm over the Sonoran Desert

Location: Sonoran Desert. AZ

landscape

Photo by Paul Bosker

White Tank Mountains Sun Star

Location: White Tank Mountains, Off Sun Valley Parkway, Surprise, AZ

landscape

Photo by Mark Anderson

Sunset through the saguaros.

Location: Superstition Mountains, AZ

landscape

Photo by Mark Anderson

Monsoon lightning over Pinal County.

Location: Florence, AZ