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.

Photo

One file only.
5 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png.

Arizona Location of Photo

Photos must be of locations in Arizona.

Title of Entry

Description

Enter short description of photograph

Camera Information

Your Name

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Your Age

Enter email address

Instagram or Facebook Handle

Phone Number

Enter your phone number

Secondary Phone (Parent/Guardian)

Enter backup phone number

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Photo Submission Limit of Two (2) (REQUIRED)

I hereby certify that this submission follows all contest rules and attempting to submit more than two (2) photographs will result in my immediate disqualification.

PARENTAL PERMISSION WAIVER (REQUIRED)

As the parent or legal guardian of the minor participant listed above, I hereby agree to the above terms individually myself and on the minor participant's behalf. I further agree that I will be responsible for supervising the minor child for all activities relating to this photography. I release, indemnify and hold harmless The Nature Conservancy and its officers, directors, agents and employees from any and all claims that I or the minor participant may now or hereafter have against any of the aforementioned parties arising out of or in connection with this photography event, including without limitation, any and all claims for invasion of privacy, infringement of any right of publicity, defamation, and any other personal, privacy, and/or property rights or any other rights of any kind. By checking this box, I agree to all the terms of this Liability Release and Waiver agreement on behalf of myself and the minor participant listed.

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Photo by Oscar Murillo

Location: Flowing wells high school

Photo by Ayleen Soto

Location: Flowing Wells High school

Photo by Makayla Aguilar

Beautiful single flower growing in a pool of weeds.

Location: Flowing Wells Highschool

Photo by Adam Herrera

eagle perched and looking awsome

Location: Phoenix zoo

Photo by Ariana Ponce

Location: Phoenix

Photo by Josiah McDonald

Location: Tucson, AZ

Photo by Caitlin Barnes

Location: Flowing Wells High School

Photo by Makayla Aguilar

A close up shot of a rattle snake in a enclosure at the Phoenix Zoo. One of the animals Arizona is most known for.

Location: Phoenix Zoo

Photo by Caitlin

Location: Flowing Wells High School

Photo by samuel grady

I took this in Tucson Arizona. I used a tripod to accomplish this photo. turned the shutter speed down so I could capture the lights of the passing cars to give the effect that they are moving.

Location: Tucson Arizona

Photo by Elijah Nathanael Lee Dilworth Easley

Picture from a photoshoot/scene of a music video for proud husband, father, and artist Official7Kulture. He asked me to help take some trailer shots and b-roll that day so we drove out to Saguaro Lake as we listened to his new unreleased album

Location: Saguaro Lake

Photo by Ariana Ponce

Location: phoenix