18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest
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
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).
GALLERY
Displaying 649 - 660 of 1971
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A male Gambel’s Quail pauses atop a Santa Cruz Pyracantha, its plume catching the afternoon light. Few desert birds capture the character of Arizona quite like this familiar topknot.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Pyrrhuloxia — the desert’s answer to bold style. A desert dweller that wears the sun in its feathers and always poses with purpose.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Just a quick sip at the pond—this antelope squirrel paused long enough to catch its perfect reflection and steal a quiet moment.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Bathed in the glow of a Sonoran Desert sunset, a Pyrrhuloxia pauses atop an ocotillo bloom.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
Desert silhouettes—where stillness meets motion. A Lucy’s Warbler holds steady while a hummingbird hovers in the fiery glow of a Sonoran Desert sunset.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Rob Zint
A pair of Eurasian Collared Doves snuggle in a tree at our apartment complex.
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Rob Zint
A trio of European Starlings hang out near our apartments.
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Rob Zint
A Harris's Hawk looks for it's next meal behind our apartment complex.
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Jake Pineda
Fall colors along the West Fork Trail in Sedona
Location: Sedona
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Crested Caracara scans the desert from a Saguaro perch as the sun sinks low over Tucson’s rugged landscape. Bathed in golden light, this striking raptor watches for movement below.
Location: Ajo Hwy - Tucson, AZ
Photo by Rob Zint
A young Harris's Hawk near our apartments in Phoenix.
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Jake Pineda
Milky Way rising over Canyon lake
Location: Canyon Lake