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 Lauren van Schijndel

A portrait of a roadrunner taken on a summer evening in the mojave desert.

Location: Kingman, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Daniel L McGraw

The face of the Superstition Mountain.

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

landscape

Photo by Adrianne Sykes

Reaching for the stars. Saquaro cactus at night

Location: Tumamoc Hill, Tucson, AZ

landscape

Photo by Mikaela Sammond

Landscape capture on Canyon Lake from the Dolly Steamboat tour.

Location: Canyon Lake, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Jeff Matranga

Golden hour bathes the Tucson Mountains in beautiful light.

Location: Tucson Mountains

landscape

Photo by Riley Swartzendruber

The Little Painted Desert just after the sun went down

Location: Winslow

wildlife

Photo by Riley Swartzendruber

A wild burro in Homolovi State Park

Location: Winslow

landscape

Photo by Riley Swartzendruber

The Little Painted Desert in Winslow at sunset

Location: Winslow

landscape

Photo by Riley Swartzendruber

The Milky Way seen from the dark sky in Greer

Location: Greer

wildlife

Photo by Riley Swartzendruber

In Homolovi State Park, a common side-blotched lizard takes its place amongst the broken pottery of the Hopi people.

Location: Winslow

landscape

Photo by Riley Swartzendruber

Hiking the Thompson Trail in early September. Rain came in spurts, but the sun came out amongst the clouds providing a beautiful sky amongst the lovely scenery

Location: Thompson Trail in Greer, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Austin Haag

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Location: Phoenix