Photo Contest | Arizona Highways

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.

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Photo by Jack Scholer

A mysterious Red Tailed Hawk, that showed up out of nowhere.

Location: Tucson International Airport

Photo by Wesley Dwiggins

Ever Since I was little, my family would travel to show low to stay at the family cabin. On every trip we stopped at this same bridge that marks the halfway point between my house and the cabin. This time, instead of just using the restroom and getting back on the road, I had my camera with me so I decided to walk to the bottom and get some photographs of the bridge. When looking at the photograph, you will notice the colors of the bridge and the way they are contrasted by the colors of nature and the background lighting and nature gives the photo an instantly recognizable Arizona feeling. I think this photo is a perfect way of capturing the feeling I feel when I think of our beautiful state and its nature.

Location: Salt River Canyon