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 Leo Gebhardt
Festival goers pass by an ofrenda, at the 2025 Scottsdale Dia de Los Muertos Festival.
Location: Civic Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Photo by Leo Gebhardt
Saguaros above Snake Spring Wash, near Burro Creek Recreation Site. The coloration of the photo is due to the type of film used to capture the image.
Location: Burro Creek Recreation Site, Wikieup, AZ
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Great Blue Heron trying to catch something, Snowy Egret flying down and two ducks swiming. Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
This huge Pelican just landed on water with wings spread. Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Pelican family enjoying morning sun while one of them was flying. Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Great Blue Heron quietly approaching to something that it found in water. Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Pelicans showing off their huge beak with a pouch. Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Pelican couples look very beautiful as they swim around in Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
When Great Blue Heron is tired of sitting to catch a fish, it takes a power nap. Riparian Preserve.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Kohinoor Kar
Great Blue Heron sitting on a tree to catch fish from Riparian Preserve wetland.
Location: Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
A Hooded Oriole sweeps through the desert canopy at late sunrise, its golden head catching the first warm light of the Arizona morning.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Carolyn Cummins
Autumn colors at Watson Lake in November 2025.
Location: Trails at Watson Lake