18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest

Photograph by Jeff Kida

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

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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).

The submission deadline has passed.

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landscape

Photo by Lindsay Zingg

Sunset filters through a centuries-old juniper, casting warm light across the red earth in Sedona Cultural Park.

Location: Sedona Cultural Park

landscape

Photo by Beth Toussaint

Date night for two: blue hour on Windy Point Vista.

Location: Mt. Lemmon, Windy Point Vista

landscape

Photo by Josh Lien

Location: Ironwood Forest National Monument

wildlife

Photo by Rebecca Craig

Some Hooded Mergansers here for the winter. They will hopefully have babies in the Spring.

Location: Fountain Hills AZ

wildlife

Photo by Jennifer Connolly

Heber wild horses.

Location: Sitgreaves National Forest - Heber Overgaard

landscape

Photo by Josh Lien

Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

landscape

Photo by Lindsay zingg

Goldfield Ghost Town waking up beneath a warm desert sunrise, the Superstition Mountains rising quietly behind it.

Location: Goldfield Ghost Town

landscape

Photo by Jerry Bombardier

A brilliant sunrise reflected in the waters of the Salt River.

Location: Lower Salt River

landscape

Photo by Steve Henry

August 14th, 2025 amazing after sunset view looking towards Phoenix from Apache Junction

Location: Apache Junction

wildlife

Photo by Rebecca Craig

Elf Owl peering out of his home in the evening light getting ready for his evening adventures. Saguaro National Park AZ

Location: Saguaro National Park East AZ

wildlife

Photo by William Lassiter

Serious bobcat again.

Location: Carefree

landscape

Photo by Beth Toussaint

A view from the aerie: Spring sunsets over Tucson at Windy Point Vista.

Location: Mt. Lemmon, Windy Point Vista