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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Decaying cactus near my home.

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A saguaro backdropped by the Superstition Mountains

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

Full moon above a saguaro

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

macro

Photo by Stanley Steik

Surprising color in the desert

Location: Tucson

wildlife

Photo by Andrea Driggs

I saw this little burrowing owl when I was out hiking.

Location: Mesa area

wildlife

Photo by Andrea Driggs

I saw this burrowing owl when I was out hiking.

Location: Mesa area

macro

Photo by Randy Reinhart

Misumena vatia (goldenrod crab spider) wrestling with a bee while hanging from a thistle in Cibecue Creek

Location: Cibecue Creek

landscape

Photo by Stanley Steik

Water meandering towards the Painted Desert after recent rain

Location: Painted Desert. Petrified Forest National Park

landscape

Photo by Jeff Beatty

Sunset on the Superstition Mountains from Lost Dutchman State Park.

Location: Lost Dutchman State Park

landscape

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A saguaro backdropped by aurora borealis

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park

landscape

Photo by Stanley Steik

Fading remnants of sunset

Location: Saguaro National Park-East

macro

Photo by Randy Reinhart

A honeybee drinking nectar from a lavender in Payson, Arizona

Location: Pine Creek Lavender Farm