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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macro

Photo by Josh Sellke

A Queen Butterfly feeds on a purple flower in Tonto National Forest

Location: Tonto National Forest

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A female Verdin finds a downy feather to line the inside of her nest

Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve

wildlife

Photo by Rick Williams

Male vermilion flycatcher feeding the triplets.

Location: Tucson

wildlife

Photo by Kathleen Murphy

Cooper's hawk nestling practicing... getting ready to fledge.

Location: Payson, AZ

landscape

Photo by John Byerly

A panorama of a modern scene playing out on ancient cliffs in Sedona

Location: Sedona

landscape

Photo by Gary Peurifoy

Looking up to the blue sky while walking through the lower Antelope Canyon.

Location: Lower Antelope Slot Canyon .

wildlife

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

A sandhill crane preening itself.

Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal

landscape

Photo by Kristi Haverkamp

Spring poppy blooms turn the hillsides golden along the Bush Highway near Phoenix.

Location: Bush Highway

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

A Sonoran Desert toad (Incilius alvarius) prepares to jump over the body of a gopher snake near Finger Rock Trailhead a the base of the aptly named Babad Do'ag (Santa Catalina Mountains), Tucson, AZ.

Location: Finger Rock Trailhead, Babad Do'ag (Santa Catalina Mountains), Tucson, AZ

landscape

Photo by Jon Wendell

I was struck by timeless beauty of the Saguaro. The weathered skin and spines, are a testament to countless seasons. I'm continually amazed at the number of years it takes to create these beauties.

Location: Near Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior Arizona

landscape

Photo by John Byerly

A rainbow gets split in half by a heavy downpour amongst dramatic and colorful clouds during an Arizona Monsoon.

Location: Marana, Tucson

wildlife

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

Two sandhill cranes fighting.

Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal