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 Theresa Rose Ditson
"The Wishing Cathedral 2:" Beneath billowing clouds and golden light, Cathedral Rock in Sedona held my birthday wish: a rainbow appearing just as the day drew to a close.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"The Wishing Cathedral 3:" Beneath billowing clouds and golden light, Cathedral Rock in Sedona held my birthday wish: a rainbow appearing just as the day drew to a close.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Hilda Maier
On a peaceful morning at the riparian a Great Egret elegantly poses as it waits for breakfast to come along.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ.
Photo by Josh Sellke
The sun breaks through a tree showing some fall colors along the Salt River in Tonto National Forest
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
Closeup of a male Anna's Hummingbird showing off his colorful gorget
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Glia Woodpecker atop an impressive Saguaro with one of the many local mountain ranges in the background
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Tempest Over Cathedral:" As the sun set, the sky rapidly darkened, casting an ominous glow upon the clouds. The heavens broke open, lightning crowning Cathedral Rock in wild brilliance of the storm.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Josh Sellke
A river otter eats a crayfish in the Salt River early in the morning
Location: Lower Salt River, Tonto National Forest
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
Twilight's Electric Veil: Lightning carved jagged paths through the sky into the depths of the Granite Dells, the brilliance flashing across stone and mirrored in the darkening waters of Watson Lake.
Location: Prescott
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Devil’s Bridge: A Sacred Portal (vertical):" Despite its ominous name, Devil’s Bridge in Sedona reveals itself as something more divine than diabolical.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Devil’s Bridge: A Sacred Portal (horizontal):" Despite its ominous name, Devil’s Bridge in Sedona reveals itself as something more divine than diabolical.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Female Red-winged Blackbird perches in the reeds of Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson