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 Randy Reinhart
A woodpecker strikes a confident pose on a saguaro cactus
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A woodpecker sneaking a snack
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A woodpecker inspects a saguaro cactus flower
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A woodpecker dives into a saguaro cactus flower in search of a treat
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Nancy Tompkins
Veteran's Day Aurora over Watson Lake, just North of Prescott, Arizona. Over a three hour period the Aurora showed us bright pink, green, purple and red.
Location: Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A blooming ocotillo frames a blooming saguaro
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
House finches foraging on the flowers of a blooming ocotillo
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A single saguaro cactus flower blooms ahead of its friends
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A blooming saguaro looks in front of the PHOENIX sign
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
An in-camera double exposure of a blooming saguaro and the PHOENIX sign taken from Usery Mountain Regional Park
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
Saguaro bloom
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park
Photo by Randy Reinhart
A tiny bee searches for nectar inside a saguaro bloom
Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park