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 Theresa Rose Ditson
"Devil’s Bridge: A Sacred Portal (horizontal):" Despite its ominous name, Devil’s Bridge in Sedona reveals itself as something more divine than diabolical.
Location: Sedona
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Female Red-winged Blackbird perches in the reeds of Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Portal to the Peaks: Morning Light (Horizontal):" Morning light transforms Angel’s Window on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon into a new experience.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Evening at Angel's Window:" I wanted to capture this view across different times of the day to study how the light would change and accentuate different features of the landscape.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Josh Sellke
A gnarled tree stands at an overlook on Mt. Lemmon at sunset
Location: Mt. Lemmon, Tucson
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Portal to the Peaks 1 (Horizontal):" Angel’s Window in the North Rim opens a stone-framed view of different colors across the Grand Canyon all the way to Flagstaff's San Francisco Peaks
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Josh Sellke
Sunset over Tucson as seen from Mt. Lemmon
Location: Mt. Lemmon, Tucson
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Roosevelt Point, Grand Canyon North Rim:" From Roosevelt Point on the North Rim of the G.C., Tritle Peak rises on the right, while Brady Peak anchors opposite and Mt. Hayden is in the distance.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Josh Sellke
Storm clouds rolling in over the lower Salt River just east of Scottsdale in Tonto National Forest
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
North Rim Moon Room View: I was finally able to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for my first time just weeks before the Dragon Bravo Fire sadly devastated the area.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"Point Imperial Spotlight:" The first rays of the rising sun kissed the eastern face of Mount Hayden as seen from Point Imperial, accentuating the pinnacle like a spotlight.
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim
Photo by Theresa Rose Ditson
"The Lush Heart of Havasupai:" Framed by green-leafed trees and canyon walls tinged with soft pink, Havasu Falls spills into its turquoise pool beneath a sky brushed with wispy clouds.
Location: Havasupai