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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Photo by Mark Freitag | "Navajo dawn". Sunrise silhouttes the buttes of Monument Valley Tribal Park.
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Photo by Mark Freitag

"Navajo dawn". Sunrise silhouttes the buttes of Monument Valley Tribal Park.

Location: US 163 just south of the Arizona/Utah border

Photo by Christine Nolan | Busy bee collecting pollen from the poppies.
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Photo by Christine Nolan

Busy bee collecting pollen from the poppies.

Location: My front yard in Phoenix

Photo by Christine Nolan | Greater Roadrunner fluffing up feathers to stay warm on a cold January morning.
wildlife

Photo by Christine Nolan

Greater Roadrunner fluffing up feathers to stay warm on a cold January morning.

Location: Skunk Creek Wash Glendale, Az.

Photo by Banook | Here is a picture of a vermillion flycatcher that has a dragonfly
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Photo by Banook

Here is a picture of a vermillion flycatcher that has a dragonfly

Location: Yuma

Photo by Banook | Here is a picture of a belted kingfisher
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Photo by Banook

Here is a picture of a belted kingfisher

Location: Yuma

Photo by Banook | Here is a close up picture of a osprey
wildlife

Photo by Banook

Here is a close up picture of a osprey

Location: Yuma

Photo by Thomas Roche | The morning sun illuminates the distant mountain while we see a large well formed saguaro in the foreground of this desert scene.
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Photo by Thomas Roche

The morning sun illuminates the distant mountain while we see a large well formed saguaro in the foreground of this desert scene.

Location: Scottsdale-McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Photo by Joseph Antosiak | Rainbow Strike! Lightning strike and rainbow during sunset in Pearce Az.
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Photo by Joseph Antosiak

Rainbow Strike!
Lightning strike and rainbow during sunset in Pearce Az.

Location: Cochise County Arizona

Photo by Douglas Coxon | A pair of burrowing owls posing in the early morning
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Photo by Douglas Coxon

A pair of burrowing owls posing in the early morning

Location: Goodyear

Photo by Mark Koster | A HANDSOME male Desert Spiny Lizard striking his "GQ POSE" for me at Chaparral Park !
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Photo by Mark Koster

A HANDSOME male Desert Spiny Lizard striking his "GQ POSE" for me at Chaparral Park !

Location: Chaparral Park, Scottsdale

Photo by Stanley Steik | Shady creek in the desert
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Photo by Stanley Steik

Shady creek in the desert

Location: Cienega Creek Natural Preserve

Photo by Rob Zint | A beautiful spot on a beautiful day at Chaparral Park in Scottsdale.
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Photo by Rob Zint

A beautiful spot on a beautiful day at Chaparral Park in Scottsdale.

Location: Scottsdale