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 Collin Johnstone

Lightning Strikes amidst a Micro Burst

Location: Carefree

macro

Photo by Kirk Higgins

A row of ants marching down the branch

Location: Prescott AZ

landscape

Photo by Collin Johnstone

Golden Hour

Location: Black Mountain Cave Creek

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A Jackrabbit catches the last few rays of golden hour light in the Sonoran Desert

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve

macro

Photo by Kirk Higgins

Purple flower petal with pollen

Location: Ponderosa Park, just south of Prescott

macro

Photo by Kirk Higgins

Yellow flower pod appears out of the background mist

Location: Prescott

landscape

Photo by Collin Johnstone

Lightning dancing behind a curtain of rain

Location: 4 Peaks

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

A Male Gambel's Quail calls out from the highest perch in the area in the early morning light

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve

wildlife

Photo by Josh Sellke

An Ash-throated flycatcher on the hunt for insects perches in a desert shrub

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve

macro

Photo by Josh Sellke

A Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom in the Sonoran Desert

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve

macro

Photo by Josh Sellke

A vibrant Ocotillo bloom on a Spring morning in the Sonoran Desert

Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve

wildlife

Photo by Dora Suttell

Western Flycatcher keeping an eye out for insects.

Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior