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 David Blanchard

Aurora reflected in the waters of Ashurst Lake. Easily captured with long exposures, this set of pillars was also visible to the unaided eye for several minutes (10 October 2024) .

Location: Ashurst Lake, southeast of Flagstaff

wildlife

Photo by Kathleen Murphy

Eared Grebe Reflection with 3 chics on her back.

Location: Luna Lake, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Mike Haynie

Silhouette image of a Ringtail.

Location: Gisela, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Marti Huzarski

Sandhill Crane showing stylish dance form while performing courtship rituals and trying to focus attention on his efforts.

Location: Whitewater Draw, McNeal, Az

landscape

Photo by David Blanchard

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) rises in the eastern pre-dawn twilight above Ashurst Lake.

Location: Ashurst Lake, southeast of Flagstaff

landscape

Photo by Kathleen Murphy

Gorgeous Luna Lake Sunrise

Location: Luna Lake Arizona

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

A baby javelina slurps milk from momma on the lower slopes of Skull Mesa, near Cottonwood Spring in Cave Creek, AZ.

Location: lower slopes of Skull Mesa near Cottonwood Spring, Cave Creek, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Mike Haynie

Beautiful Black Bear, fat and ready for hibernation.

Location: North of Payson, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

Male Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) perches atop a branch in Galloway Wash of Cave Creek, AZ, near Desert Awareness Park.

Location: Desert Awareness Park, Galloway Wash, Cave Creek, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

Gila monster homie spotted along Trail 247 in Tonto National Forest, along the lower slopes of Skull Mesa north of Spur Cross Conservation Area in Cave Creek, AZ.

Location: Trail 247 in Tonto National Forest, lower slopes of Skull Mesa north of Spur Cross Conservation Area, Cave Creek, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Mike Haynie

Bobcat foraging through freshly fallen leaves.

Location: Christopher Creek, AZ

landscape

Photo by David Blanchard

Snowy scene at the top of Oak Creek Canyon with the switchbacks of Highway 89A visible on the right.

Location: Highway 89A south of Flagstaff