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).
All entries must be submitted by November 30, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m.
GALLERY
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Photo by Dave Hatton
Four Peaks/Red Mountain Sunrise - A rising sun bathes the landscape with golden hues before retreating above the threatening storm clouds.
Location: N. Beeline Hwy./Gilbert Rd. Junction
Photo by JOHN SPENCER MATTHEWS
Springtime rains bring snow to Four Peaks.
Location: Rio Verde, AZ
Photo by Dave Hatton
Sunset Rock Reflection - A sunburst sunset reflects perfectly off a cleanly broken rock surface along a popular hiking path at Piestewa Peak.
Location: Piestewa Peak
Photo by JOHN SPENCER MATTHEWS
Blue Heron
Location: CANYON LAKE
Photo by Dave Hatton
Smoky Marshall Lake Sunrise Vertorama - As "clouds" covered the eastern morning sky, I sat down for a coffee, only to be surprised by this sunrise through the Day 2 smoke of the Dragon Bravo Fire.
Location: Marshall Lake Campground near Lake Mary
Photo by Dave Hatton
Forest to Grassland - At the edge of the Sitgreaves National Forest this conifer stands as if to lead the way west into the grasslands. The sun's starburst paints the dry grasses with a golden hue.
Location: Sitgreaves National Forest between Greer and Alpine
Photo by Dave Hatton
Coppery Sunset Under Dramatic Sky - the lesser-photographed side of the Superstition Mountains as the setting sun paints the landscape a coppery color.
Location: Tonto National Forest Superstition Mountains
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A desert cottontail stretches upright to pull down fresh mesquite leaves at sunrise, a quiet moment of life in the Arizona desert.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Dave Hatton
Echoes of the Desert - A fallen sun-bleached mature saguaro lies beneath another it once called a neighbor. The everchanging deserts once again sees a sunset
Location: Gold Canyon, Peralta Trail
Photo by Dave Hatton
Grandad Saguaro Against an Artist's Sky - In my failed attempt to grab a decent sunset shot, I turned around only to be greeted by this sight. The sky looked like something a good artist would paint.
Location: Moore's Gulch
Photo by David Hatton
Fiery Bush in the Fog - As dawn broke on my drive along foggy Lake Mary, the sun's rays burst through the conifers lining the hill on the horizon.
Location: Lake Mary
Photo by David Hatton
A small ravine filled with yellow Aspens at Lockett Meadow along the Inner Basin Loop Trail. On the left, yellow Aspens dominate, while on the right, they were still changing from green to yellow.
Location: Lockett Meadow