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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wildlife

Photo by Dora Suttell

Greater Short-horned Lizard warming up on a rock.

Location: Mount Ord

landscape

Photo by Rebecca Hyson

Golden Hour

Location: Saguaro National Park West Tucson, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

Monsoon over the Santa Rita Mountains.

Location: Sonoita

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

Layers of the Santa Rita Mountains during a monsoon storm.

Location: Sonoita

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

The Santa Cruz River basking in the golden glow of the Oak Trees that line her banks. The Santa Cruz River flows south before it turns north where it meets the Gila River.

Location: Rio Rico

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

Milky Way View viewed from a Native American cliff dwelling in Monument Valley which requires a Navajo guide.

Location: Monument Valley

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

A rare capture of the Aurora Borealis in southern Arizona just ten miles from the Mexico border and feet from the Santa Cruz River.

Location: Rio Rico, Arizona

landscape

Photo by jacob bristol

Reflection photo set on the tarmac of Tucson International Airport.

Location: Tucson International Airport

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

Milky Way with Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 comet overhead.

Location: Ironwood National Forest

landscape

Photo by Seneca Silverhorn

Snow on the Superstitions

Location: Mesa Arizona

landscape

Photo by Seneca Silverhorn

Aurora Borealis over Red Mountain

Location: Mesa, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Wendy Islas

Milky Way with the Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 comet overhead. Ragged Too is in the background.

Location: Ironwood National Forest