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 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
Photo by Parag Patel
Reflections
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Havasupai falls under the stars in moonlight
Location: Havasupai Reservation
Photo by Parag Patel
Colorado river beach
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Parag Patel
Fall color
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Patel
Canyon waterfalls
Location: Grand Canyon
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Pyrrhuloxia perched on ocotillo, silhouetted against an Arizona sunset glowing with desert fire.
Location: Green Valley, AZ