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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macro

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

A cholla flower glows in the morning light.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ

macro

Photo by Wendy Islas

A cactus blooming brightly.

Location: Tumacacori National Hustoric Park

landscape

Photo by Jake Case

Single-image long-exposure at dawn with two pickup trucks creating "tail light trails" on the dirt road below.

Location: Mittens Overlook, Monument Valley

landscape

Photo by Johnstone

Lightning Strikes at Brown's Ranch

Location: Brown's Ranch

landscape

Photo by Johnstone

Sedona after the Storm

Location: Sedona

wildlife

Photo by Kathleen Murphy

Sweet beaver and kit.

Location: Three Forks, White Mountains, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

American kestrel (Falco sparverius) glares about while snacking on a decapitated lizard breakfast in the Desert Foothills area of north Scottsdale/Cave Creek.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

America kestrel (Falco sparverius) snacks on a lizard atop a telephone pole in the Desert Foothills area of north Scottsdale/Cave Creek.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Murphy

Great Blue Heron strolling through the flowers.

Location: Three Forks, White Mountains, AZ

landscape

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas near three saguaros.

Location: Honey Bee Canyon Park, Oro Valley

landscape

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas between two saguaros.

Location: Honey Bee Canyon Park, Oro Valley

macro

Photo by Jonathan Cline

White peacock butterfly on a dark green leaf

Location: Scottsdale