17th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest

Photographer with tripod standing on rock cliff looking toward sunset.

Photograph by Laurence Parent

Every month, we showcase the most talented photographers in the world.
Now it’s your turn to join the ranks. Enter your favorite photo in
the 2025 Arizona Highways Photography Contest.

You could win one of several prizes, and the winning photographs will be published online
and in our September 2025 issue.

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).

Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries. 

 

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The submission period for the 17th Annual Arizona Highways Photo Contest has closed. The finalists will be announced soon.
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landscape

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas with clouds.

Location: Oro Valley

landscape

Photo by Kristi Haverkamp

Milky Way over vertical basalt column cliffs near Eager. Foreground is glowing with natural fluorescence excited by a 365 nm UV flashlight. 15 sec x1 exposure, untracked.

Location: Ranch at South Fork, Eager, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Rick Williams

Male Hooded Oriole On Agave Blooms.

Location: Tucson

macro

Photo by Murphy

Hummingbird closeup.

Location: Payson, AZ

landscape

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

A lunar halo surrounds the moon rising over saguaros.

Location: Dripping Spring Mountains

macro

Photo by Jonathan Cline

A colorful butterfly taking advantage of a purple flower

Location: Scottsdale

macro

Photo by Jonathan Cline

A closeup of a butterfly on a small plant

Location: Scottsdale

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A Townsend's warbler, a frequently seen migrating visitor to Arizona every Spring and Fall, is perched on a thorny branch at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve.

Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve

wildlife

Photo by Michelle Calcagno

A great blue heron shows off its beautiful blue wings at Luna Lake near Alpine, Arizona.

Location: Luna Lake near Alpine, Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A hummingbird stretches its wings within a shrub in Madera Canyon in Southern Arizona

Location: Madera Canyon

wildlife

Photo by Jonathan Cline

A pair of ducklings taking a rest at Gilbert Riparian Preserve

Location: Gilbert

wildlife

Photo by Murphy

Stunning Bald Eagle Close-up.

Location: Green Valley Park, Payson, AZ