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

True Ranch Logo

 

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).

All entries must be submitted by November 30, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m.

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landscape

Photo by Michael Marcinko

Cathedral Rock

Location: Crescent Moon Ranch

landscape

Photo by Michael Marcinko

Michelin Man under the stars

Location: Cave Creek Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Michael Marcinko

Light and shadows

Location: Red Rock State Park

landscape

Photo by Kamil Radziszewski

A breathtaking panorama of Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa, captured during a cloudy sunrise. Soft, diffused light paints the buttes and rock formations, emphasizing their majesty at dawn.

Location: Monument Valley Tribal Park - East part of Hunts Mesa

landscape

Photo by Michael Marcinko

Golden glow, Oak Creek

Location: Red Rock State Park

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

A pair of lightning bolts touch down in the Verde Valley after dark.

Location: Verde Valley

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

A dying cumulonimbus makes a fire in the sky during a Monsoon sunset.

Location: Vail

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

Scorpion Arch stands tall under the stars on a dark December night.

Location: Arrastra Mountain Wilderness

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

Erosion-sculpted faces appear to be in conversation in the walls of a sandstone slot canyon.

Location: Waterholes Canyon

landscape

Photo by Stephanie Rudd

Horseshoe Bend is a landmark of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where the Colorado River curves in a dramatic, horseshoe-shaped sweep around a towering sandstone escarpment.

Location: Page, AZ

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

Full moon rising while golden hour casts a warm glow on one of my favorite Saguaros.

Location: Peoria

wildlife

Photo by Jeff Dillon

A Pair Of Inca Doves Sitting On A Pine Tree Limb

Location: Gilbert, AZ