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).
All entries must be submitted by November 30, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m.
GALLERY
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Photo by Tam Ryan
An Osprey circles the pond looking for a good place to capture a fish.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, non-captive
Photo by Amy Haskell
A cloud bank sits over Rose Canyon as fall arrives.
Location: Rose Canyon Lake, Mt Lemmon
Photo by Max Stewart
Hare's foot inkcaps.
Location: Lower Salt River. Tonto National Forest
Photo by Tam Ryan
An Osprey had circled the pond about 10 times and lunged with its talons to capture a fish—no luck after 10 tries.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, non-captive
Photo by Tam Ryan
American White Pelicans search for fish along the pond's edge.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, non-captive
Photo by Kelly Gilling
An owl surveys its territory atop a saguaro at sunset.
Location: Cave Creek, AZ
Photo by Catherine Sienko
Twilight
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Catherine Sienko
Chrysactinia Mexicana - Wildflower
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Catherine Sienko
Desert Zinnia - Wildflower
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Catherine Sienko
Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tohono O'Odham Nation, Arizona
Location: Diamond Bell Ranch, Arizona
Photo by Kelly Gilling
Date night at the corral: Rosy-faced lovebirds share a synchronous moment on a fence in Cave Creek, Arizona.
Location: Cave Creek, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Lucy’s Warbler lifts into the calm of a late-sunrise sky, pausing beside the vibrant ocotillo blooms that mark spring in the Sonoran Desert.
Location: Green Valley, AZ