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.
The winning 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).
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Photo by Melanie Gadberrry
Arizona's wild horses with foals on a island in the Colorado river.
Location: Erhenberg Az
Photo by Melanie Gadberrry
70+ old tree overlooking the farm fields. White egrets and blackbirds sharing the branches on a beautiful autumn morning.
Location: Poston Hwy (95) between Erhenberg & Parker Az
Photo by Denise Bell
Sunflowers eagerly await autumn rain moving in from the mountains north of Flagstaff.
Location: Flagstaff
Photo by Andi Simon
Remnants of Hurricane Priscilla
Location: Downtown Tucson
Photo by Danielle Feroleto
Wild and free — a mother’s quiet strength and her foal’s first steps into freedom. Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Heber Wild Horses
Location: Heber, AZ
Photo by Danielle Feroleto
Sunset at Usery Mountain Regional Park
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Photo by Danielle Feroleto
Apple a day? This deer seems to think so. The elusive Couse deer comes out to enjoy a fallen apple, taking a crisp bite of the Autumn harvest near Pine, AZ .
Location: Pine, Arizona
Photo by Dennis Tromburg
Cathedral Rock after a Snowstorm Shrouded in Fog
The RAW image was processed in Photoshop 2025 and blurred slightly by lowering clarity
Location: Sedona
Photo by Juli Thomas
Roadrunner stopping to take a breather.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Jenny L Clark
A juvenile Great Horned Owl perches on a weathered branch, staring straight at the camera with an expression that seems to laugh—a charming and rare glimpse of personality in the wild.
Location: McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Jenny L Clark
At White Pocket, the sandstone twists naturally into a question mark, guiding the eye toward the mesmerizing patterns of The Swirl rock formation—a playful and striking desert landscape.
Location: White Pocket Vermillion Cliffs National Monument
Photo by Jenny L Clark
A double starburst lights up Watson Lake, one blazing on the horizon and the other shimmering in the water’s reflection—a serene desert landscape captured in a perfect moment of light
Location: Watson Lake Prescott