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).
The submission deadline has passed.
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Photo by Mitali Purohit
Saguaro cactus at the desert botanical gardens
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Reid Woodward
Lightning from supercell thunderstorms blasted the desert near Four Peaks. In this shot you can see the famous crested saguaro called "Two Thumbs Up" on the left.
Location: Four Peaks Wilderness
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Boynton Canyon, sedona
Location: Sedona
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
Cholla filed at Sunset
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, Arizona
Photo by Gary O'Brien
Milky Way with sidelit saguaros
Location: San Pedro Valley near San Manuel
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
an abandoned boat in a dry lake bed with the San Francisco Peaks
Location: Playa Ponderosa, within Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona
Photo by Reid Woodward
Supercell thunderstorms hit on September 26, 2025 near Four Peaks dropping large bolts of lightning along with incredible downbursts of rain.
Location: Four Peaks Wilderness
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
An interesting rock formation at Watson Lake
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
Sunset at Watson Lake
Location: Prescott, Arizona
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
Sunset at Lost Dutchman State Park with the Superstition Mountains
Location: Lost Dutchman State Park
Photo by Caleb Burton
A regal Muley Buck on the alert in a neighborhood in Heber Arizona
Location: Heber AZ
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
a mother hummingbird feeding her baby
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona