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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landscape

Photo by Nathanael Brodhagen

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas near a large saguaro.

Location: Honey Bee Canyon Park, Oro Valley

landscape

Photo by Siena Hooper

Grand Canyon National Park

Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona

macro

Photo by Kirk Higgins

Black 'n' yellow bug on gravel

Location: Prescott AZ

macro

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

Chuparosa (Justicia californica) assembled into a pile by these hard-working antpeople.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

American kestrel (Falco sparverius) perched atop a saguaro in front of the Moon in the Desert Foothills region of the Sonoran Desert.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale, AZ

landscape

Photo by Kristi Haverkamp

Up all night! Rare Arizona Aurora May 2024. In the middle of the night, it became bright enough to be faintly visible by eye and very vivid with long camera exposures. A truly wondrous experience.

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

wildlife

Photo by Rick Williams

Cactus Wren With Food On A Saguaro With Flower Buds. The AZ State Bird and the State Flower (to be).

Location: Finger Rock Canyon / Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area

wildlife

Photo by Chad Kwiatkowski

American kestrel (Falco sparverius) perched atop a saguaro with our great Moon looming behind.

Location: Desert Foothills, north Scottsdale, AZ

wildlife

Photo by Jonathan Cline

Snowy egret coming in for landing

Location: Gilbert

wildlife

Photo by Jonathan Cline

Snowy egret coming in for landing with the sun at its back

Location: Gilbert

landscape

Photo by Kristi Haverkamp

Arizona Aurora May 2024. A night of wondrous beauty. This is looking east at Lost Dutchman. The northern portion of the sky shows aurora pink while the southern portion of sky is its usual color.

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

landscape

Photo by Rick Williams

Finger Rock After A Snowstorm

Location: Finger Rock Canyon / Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area