2025 Adventures in Nature Student Photo Contest

A white horse chases a brown horse at top speed through a green and scrubby setting, getting close enough to bite. By Jessica Finnie

2024 First Place photograph by Jessica Finnie

The Nature Conservancy in Arizona, in partnership with Arizona Highways and Arizona's Family,

presents the

12th Annual “Adventures in Nature” Student Photo Contest

Students aged 13-18 are invited to enter up to two photos that capture Arizona’s beauty and wildlife for a chance to win cash prizes. The contest is open for submissions between March 1-31, 2025,  and the top 10 winners will be announced on a virtual awards ceremony on April 17th, 2025. All contestants will receive a Zoom invitation by email.

See last year’s winners here.

Prizes:
First place - $5,000
Second place - $2,500
Third place - $1,000
7 Honorable Mentions - $250 each

Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries. 

Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Arizona's Family TV and Arizona Highways
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We will begin accepting submissions on March 1st, 2025.

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Photo by Aiden Bullaro | On a crisp February evening, a Cessna Citation CJ4 navigates the canyons that rise off of Lake Powell in Page, AZ.

Photo by Aiden Bullaro

On a crisp February evening, a Cessna Citation CJ4 navigates the canyons that rise off of Lake Powell in Page, AZ.

Location: Page Municipal Airport

Photo by Clarissa Ochotorena |

Photo by Clarissa Ochotorena

Location: Following Wells High school

Photo by Gage Quetel | A overlook of the Tucson horizon

Photo by Gage Quetel

A overlook of the Tucson horizon

Location: Tucson Az

Photo by Gage Quetel | A sunset on fire in Eagar Arizona

Photo by Gage Quetel

A sunset on fire in Eagar Arizona

Location: Eagar Az

Photo by Bridget Ruble | A small lizard lies basking in the sun on a grapefruit tree. The air is thick with sweet, tangy scent of ripe citrus as grapefruit trees sway in the soft breeze. The lizards scales glistening in the golden sunlight.

Photo by Bridget Ruble

A small lizard lies basking in the sun on a grapefruit tree. The air is thick with sweet, tangy scent of ripe citrus as grapefruit trees sway in the soft breeze. The lizards scales glistening in the golden sunlight.

Location: My backyard

Photo by Ayah Kareem |

Photo by Ayah Kareem

Location: Odyssey Aquarium

Photo by Noah Felker | Found this while walking along a trail thought it would make a good photo

Photo by Noah Felker

Found this while walking along a trail thought it would make a good photo

Location: Barrier Free Nature Trail

Photo by Awa Kamal | Whispers of the Wind

Photo by Awa Kamal

Whispers of the Wind

Location: Sedona, Arizona

Photo by Ivy Wilson | A beautiful close up of a small bundle of wildflowers that stuck up through a field of slowly dying grass.

Photo by Ivy Wilson

A beautiful close up of a small bundle of wildflowers that stuck up through a field of slowly dying grass.

Location: Andrada Polytechnic High School

Photo by Xadrian Reyes |

Photo by Xadrian Reyes

Location: Flowing Wells Highschool

Photo by Liliana Sophia Leon | I took this photo for my photo class and I fell in love with these beautiful mountains.

Photo by Liliana Sophia Leon

I took this photo for my photo class and I fell in love with these beautiful mountains.

Location: Flowing Wells high school

Photo by Hewitt Meier | Flower

Photo by Hewitt Meier

Flower

Location: Tucson