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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wildlife

Photo by Greg Ralbovsky

Northern Cardinal perched on Ocotillo

Location: Tucson

macro

Photo by Greg Ralbovsky

sacred datura in bloom

Location: Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon

landscape

Photo by Thomas Roche

The image is a view of the "Little Painted Desert", a county park near the Painted Desert National Park

Location: Little Painted Desert Park in Navajo county

landscape

Photo by Tyler Hartung

Milky Way over Mt. Wrightson. This is a blended image. Sky and foreground images were taken on the same night and in the same location/position.

Location: Green Valley, AZ

landscape

Photo by Tyler Hartung

Another beautiful sunset from the Santa Catalina Mountains!

Location: Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson

landscape

Photo by Tyler Hartung

The desert oasis. A hidden waterfall nestled within Mt. Wrightson.

Location: Green Valley, AZ

landscape

Photo by Tyler Hartung

Saguaros under the stars in the Iron Forest National Monument. In this image, I blurred the background intentionally do create depth and exaggerate the stars.

Location: Iron Forest National Monument

landscape

Photo by Dino Jagger III

Hasdez'twazi is the Navajo word for Spiral Rock Arches. This photo specifically is of "Lady in the Wind" a beautifully stunning rock formation portraying a female shrouded by a veil facing heavy wind.

Location: Lower Antelope Canyon (Page, AZ)

landscape

Photo by Thomas Roche

The image shows a particularly firey sunrise silhouetting the trees and Saguaros in this desert landscape

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve Scottsdale

landscape

Photo by Thomas Roche

The image shows a view of the landscape of Lost Dutchman State Park

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

landscape

Photo by Thomas Roche

The image shows a view of a trail among the Saguaros in the Sonoran desert of Arizona in the early morning light

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve Scottsdale

wildlife

Photo by Thomas Roche

The image shows a green heron perched on a rock with its reflection in the water of the lake

Location: Marguerite Lake Scottsdale