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 Jeff Goulden
Fay Canyon in the Red Rock–Secret Mountain Wilderness near Sedona features red rock formations, a natural arch, and desert plants along its short box canyon trail.
Location: Fay Canyon in the Secret Mountain Wilderness near Sedona
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A female Northern Cardinal sweeps through warm desert light at sunset, her wings glowing against the soft tones of an Arizona evening. A brief, graceful moment in flight over the quiet Sonoran brush.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Lucy’s Warbler rose into the warm desert light at sunset, its wings opening in a brief moment of grace above the quiet Sonoran brush. A fleeting glimpse of one of the desert’s smallest migrants.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Candace Porth
A Green Heron searches for a meal at Granada Park in Phoenix.
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Hilda Maier
An American white pelican combs through its feathers while preening.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ.
Photo by Hilda Maier
An American white pelican catches a fish for lunch.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ.
Photo by Hilda Maier
A Great blue heron flies by of a pair of American white pelicans.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ.
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Lucy’s Warbler lifted into the warm desert light at sunset, its wings catching the last glow above the quiet Sonoran brush. A fleeting moment of grace from one of the desert’s smallest migrants.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Cactus Wren descends onto a cholla skeleton at sunset, its wings flared in the warm desert light as it prepares to land.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Adam Couch
Residing in the desert lowlands miles below the all-encompassing Four Peaks Wilderness, saguaros stand for hundreds of years where the snow can't reach their prickly thorns or ancient roots.
Location: Roosevelt Lake
Photo by Ben Lovell
I was exploring a remote canyon in Sedona when I stumbled upon this waterfall hidden behind some bushes overlooking a beautiful view.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A female Northern Cardinal launches from a mesquite branch at sunset, her wings catching the warm light as she rises against the deep Arizona sky.
Location: Green Valley, AZ