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 Ian Hooyman | This photos displays an array of rays of sunlight illuminating a mountain in the distance while atop of lookout mountain.

Photo by Ian Hooyman

This photos displays an array of rays of sunlight illuminating a mountain in the distance while atop of lookout mountain.

Location: Lookout Mountain

Photo by Hewitt Meier | Beautiful flower in bloom, with pollen.

Photo by Hewitt Meier

Beautiful flower in bloom, with pollen.

Location: Tucson

Photo by Noah Felker | Found a bird perching on a cactus and thought it'd be a good photo

Photo by Noah Felker

Found a bird perching on a cactus and thought it'd be a good photo

Location: Aviano Community Park

Photo by Tate Heller | I love this project because spending time with my dad in the mountains, does not get better than that! The way the cactus is in focus and surrounds mountain made me happy and looks cool and good.

Photo by Tate Heller

I love this project because spending time with my dad in the mountains, does not get better than that! The way the cactus is in focus and surrounds mountain made me happy and looks cool and good.

Location: Carefree

Photo by Awa Kamal |

Photo by Awa Kamal

Location: Sedona, Arizona

Photo by Chloe Jolley | A butterfly that landed on a leaf.

Photo by Chloe Jolley

A butterfly that landed on a leaf.

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Photo by paulet suarez acosta |

Photo by paulet suarez acosta

Location: flowing wells high school

Photo by Chloe Jolley | I beautiful photo taken in an Arizona neighborhood of a sunset.

Photo by Chloe Jolley

I beautiful photo taken in an Arizona neighborhood of a sunset.

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Photo by Pierson Hozza | There are beautiful colors in Antelope Canyon.

Photo by Pierson Hozza

There are beautiful colors in Antelope Canyon.

Location: Antelope Canyon Page, AZ

Photo by Sebastian Gomez | Mount Lemmon Tucson AZ

Photo by Sebastian Gomez

Mount Lemmon Tucson AZ

Location: Tucson

Photo by Chase Nielsen | An intricately crafted photo of a beautiful butterfly to appease your senses.

Photo by Chase Nielsen

An intricately crafted photo of a beautiful butterfly to appease your senses.

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Photo by Tate Heller | This is a beautiful horse I found while out and about with my dad finding pictures in the nature. It was a fun time and this silly horse only made it better. He was running and playing and all those special things. And I love my dad because he took me all sorts of places and we bonded and had a good time out in the Arizona nature.

Photo by Tate Heller

This is a beautiful horse I found while out and about with my dad finding pictures in the nature. It was a fun time and this silly horse only made it better. He was running and playing and all those special things. And I love my dad because he took me all sorts of places and we bonded and had a good time out in the Arizona nature.

Location: Carefree