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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landscape

Photo by Paul Martin

Early morning fog slowly burns off in the Sonoran Desert.

Location: Tonto National Forest

wildlife

Photo by Sean Harris

Dragon fly by the water at Dead Horse Ranch.

Location: Dead Horse Ranch

wildlife

Photo by Randy Vuletich

Cedar Waxwing

Location: Tempe,Az.

landscape

Photo by Dawson J Drag

The fog settling on the forest leaving a quiet lingering stillness.

Location: The Mogollon Rim

landscape

Photo by Dawson J Drag

A traumatic sight, as raging wildfire rip through the ponderosa pine forests on top of the Mogollon Rim, east of Payson.

Location: The Mogollon Rim

macro

Photo by Dawson J Drag

A crisp blooming prickly poppy showing natural resilience by emerging out of the difficult dry terrain.

Location: During the heat of June, on Mount Ord

landscape

Photo by Dawson J Drag

A stunning contrast between the pale stark aspens against the intense bustling landscape, all during the peak colorful autumn foliages transition.

Location: Kachina Trail, Coconino National Forest

landscape

Photo by Em James

Microburst in front of Superstition Mountain

Location: San Tan Valley, AZ

macro

Photo by Em James

Macro Cactus Fruit

Location: San Tan Valley, AZ

landscape

Photo by Paul Martin

Incredible boulders on the road down to Lee's Ferry.

Location: Marble Canyon

landscape

Photo by Paul Martin

An overnight snowstorm created a beautiful sunrise in Arizona's Red Rocks.

Location: Sedona

landscape

Photo by Paul Martin

A twilight moon rise over the Praying Hands formation in the Superstition Mountains.

Location: Superstition Mountains