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).
All entries must be submitted by November 30, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m.
GALLERY
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Photo by Bob Oldt
The Salt River at sunset is a paddler’s paradise.
Location: Salt River
Photo by Michael Ring
Regal horned lizards have seen considerable population reduction in Phoenix where once they were quite common. A key factor is the increase in road mortality as a result of new development.
Location: Wittman, Arizona
Photo by Michelle Calcagno
A reflection in the water along the See Springs trail in Autumn
Location: See Springs Trail Near Christopher Creek Arizona
Photo by Bob Oldt
Flagstaff’s Aspen Corner glows gold after a storm.
Location: Coconino National Forest
Photo by Michael Ring
Phoenix has a long heritage of indigenous settlement from groups like the Sinagua. They depicted countless animals they lived alongside in petrogylph panels - including rattlesnakes.
Location: Cave Creek
Photo by Michelle Calcagno
Fall colors in the late afternoon sun
Location: See Springs Trail Near Christopher Creek Arizona
Photo by Bob Oldt
Sunset at Siphon Draw unveils a transect view of the Superstition, Goldfield, and Mazatzal mountain ranges.
Location: Lost Dutchman State Park
Photo by Michael Ring
Gila monsters are the only Helodermid native to the United States. During the annual monsoons, these ornate lizards leave their subterranean homes to search for water and food.
Location: Cave Creek
Photo by Lisa Jefferys
Gila woodpecker on a cactus
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Bob Oldt
A burrowing owl poses in front of the full moon
Location: Buckeye
Photo by Michelle Calcagno
Waterfall over a log in the late afternoon sun
Location: See Springs Trail Near Christopher Creek Arizona
Photo by Amanda Kolden
Late Summer Rains at Sunset
Location: Sonoran Preserve