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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wildlife

Photo by Paul Martin

A small band of horses move through the high desert in northeast Arizona.

Location: Navajo Reservaton

landscape

Photo by Eric Nuñez

A hedgehog cactus bloom mirrors the Cathedral Rock butte.

Location: Sedona, Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Elizabeth E. Eygendaal

This Northern Shoveler blended beautifully with the golden sunrise and its surroundings.

Location: Lake Patagonia

wildlife

Photo by Chris Hall

A Wild Turkey hen catches the early morning light just right in Madera Canyon.

Location: Madera Canyon, Arizona.

wildlife

Photo by Elizabeth E. Eygendaal

The Osprey looks determined: the fish looks surprised-natures split second expressions.

Location: Dogtown lake, Kaibab National Forest

landscape

Photo by Eric Nuñez

A cliffside agave reaches for a summer sunrise in Grand Canyon National Park.

Location: Grandview Trail, Grand Canyon National Park

wildlife

Photo by Chris Hall

Keeping watch over his garden, this Desert Cottontail struck the perfect pose.

Location: Veterans Oasis Park

wildlife

Photo by Sean Harris

Burros in the North Phoenix desert.

Location: Peoria Regional Preserve

macro

Photo by Elizabeth E. Eygendaal

This band-winged grasshoppers blends perfectly into the desert surroundings.

Location: Williams Az

landscape

Photo by Leslie Wells

Ramsey Canyon autumn colors in November.

Location: Ramsey Canyon, Hereford, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Leslie Wells

Double strikes at sunset over the Atascosa mountains, Nogales, AZ.

Location: Rio Rico, Az.

landscape

Photo by Paul Martin

Morning light shines on the saguaros through a gap in the rugged Goldfield Mountains.

Location: Lower Salt River