17th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
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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Photo by Theodore Wuollet
Last of the setting sunlight viewed from the parking lot of the Weavers Needle Vista Trailhead. A beautiful end to a day of hiking.
Location: Near Tortilla Flat Arizona
Photo by Alec
Rocky side Mountain View of Payson while it’s raining
Location: Payson
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A native bee was fast asleep on this dew-covered thistle flower. A stacked image for depth of field.
Location: Mogollon Rim
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A stacked photo of a scrappy prickly pear cactus watching the aurora. This totals about an hour of time.
Location: Tonto Basin
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A wide-angle view of the May 2024 aurora looking north. Mt Ord is to the right.
Location: Tonto Basin
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A young cholla, illuminated by my headlamp, reaches towards the light at sunset.
Location: Kofa, AZ
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A closeup of the crescent moon setting over a mesa while obscured by a colorful cloud.
Location: Tonto Basin
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A passing cloud passes over the setting moon near a mesa. The cloud and mesa seem to compliment each other in their form and shape.
Location: Tonto Basin
Photo by Boyd Robinson
The May 2024 aurora was spectacular. Mt. Ord sits amongst the trailing stars while the aurora dances in the view. This is about 30 minutes of capture time for the star trails.
Location: Tonto Basin
Photo by Boyd Robinson
This local great horned owl sits on a pine tree while the full moon sets behind it. I have tried to photograph this scene for four years and finally captured it in one shot!
Location: Mesa, AZ
Photo by Boyd Robinson
This black vulture sits on a dead tree drying off while waiting for the sun to rise. Note - I did edit a few branches from another dead tree out of the frame to improve the composition.
Location: Apache Junction, Arizona
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A beautiful saguaro greets the colorful sunrise on New Year day. This area was later impacted by wildfires, so I am uncertain how this saguaro fared.
Location: Balletine Trail