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).
GALLERY
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Photo by Jeff Goulden
This lone bald eagle calls out from its perch in a dead tree on Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff.
Location: Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff
Photo by David Blanchard
A heron wades in the shallow water of Ashurst Lake while a brilliant aurora lights up the sky in the background (11 Nov 2025).
Fisheye lens with correction.
Location: Ashurst Lake, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Ageratina herbacea (Fragrant Snakeroot) on the North Wilson Trail in Oak Creek Canyon.
Location: North Wilson Trail, Oak Creek Canyon.
Photo by David Blanchard
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is visible above the western skyline in Sedona.
Composite image:
(1) shot with a star tracker for the comet and stars;
(2) foreground
Location: Ashurst Lake, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is visible above the calm waters of Ashurst Lake.
Composite image:
(1) shot with a star tracker for the comet and stars;
(2) foreground
Location: Ashurst Lake, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
A blue heron stands on a rock in Oak Creek.
Location: Oak Creek near Cave Springs, Oak Creek Canyon.
Photo by David Blanchard
Aspen groves along the base of the San Francisco Peaks show autumn colors while a bit of snow is evident on the highest peaks.
Location: Forest Road 151, Coconino National Forest.
Photo by David Blanchard
Rain drops adorn a red maple leaf.
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
Ponderosa pine and aspen trees line the sides of a forest road.
Location: Forest Road 151, north of Hochderffer Hills, Coconino National Forest.
Photo by David Blanchard
Aspen trees have taken over a slope burned in the 1996 Hochderffer Fire; only a few skeletal burned trees remain.
Location: Forest Road 151, north of Hochderffer Hills, Coconino National Forest.
Photo by David Blanchard
Fall colors abound in an aspen grove in the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Location: Aspen Loop Trail, San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Photo by David Blanchard
From fire comes renewal. Aspens are quickly replacing trees burned in the 2022 Pipeline Fire north of Flagstaff.
Location: Weatherford Trail, San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, Arizona.