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 Rebecca Polakovsky
Two unlikely friends - a Saguaro & the Aurora Borealis.
Location: New River, AZ
Photo by Tyler Martin
Roadrunner in Sabino Canyon
Location: Sabino Canyon, Tucson AZ
Photo by Randy Vuletich
Juvenile Bald Eagle diving for a fish.
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Keith Sword
Least Bittern hides in the reeds.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Keith Sword
When you stub your pinky talon .
Location: Gilbert
Photo by Keith Sword
Sometimes you glide. Sometimes you glide with flair.
Location: Salt River
Photo by Keith Sword
One commands the skies, the other commands the mountain—two eagles claiming the desert as their kingdom.
Location: Salt River
Photo by Keith Sword
On the move
Location: Salt River
Photo by Keith Sword
Locked in a razor-sharp turn, the eagle tears through the sky at the Salt River.
Location: Salt River
Photo by Gem Redford
A wide view of Sedona’s red rocks glowing in late-day light. The cliffs rise behind a mix of dry grasses and juniper trees, set under a deep blue sky brushed with soft clouds.
Location: Red Rocks Sedona
Photo by Jon van Bronkhorst
Moonrise behind the south mitten in Monument Valley. The intense glow of the full moon makes this look more like a sunrise. Shot from The View Hotel. Taken October 10, 2022
Location: Monument Valley
Photo by Leo Gebhardt
Festival goers pass by an ofrenda, at the 2025 Scottsdale Dia de Los Muertos Festival.
Location: Civic Center, Scottsdale, AZ