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 Lisa M. Daniels
A desert cottontail stretches upright to pull down fresh mesquite leaves at sunrise, a quiet moment of life in the Arizona desert.
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by Dave Hatton
Echoes of the Desert - A fallen sun-bleached mature saguaro lies beneath another it once called a neighbor. The everchanging deserts once again sees a sunset
Location: Gold Canyon, Peralta Trail
Photo by Dave Hatton
Grandad Saguaro Against an Artist's Sky - In my failed attempt to grab a decent sunset shot, I turned around only to be greeted by this sight. The sky looked like something a good artist would paint.
Location: Moore's Gulch
Photo by David Hatton
Fiery Bush in the Fog - As dawn broke on my drive along foggy Lake Mary, the sun's rays burst through the conifers lining the hill on the horizon.
Location: Lake Mary
Photo by David Hatton
A small ravine filled with yellow Aspens at Lockett Meadow along the Inner Basin Loop Trail. On the left, yellow Aspens dominate, while on the right, they were still changing from green to yellow.
Location: Lockett Meadow
Photo by Jeff Goulden
An Acorn Woodpecker clings to a tree, its red cap catching the light. These social birds cache acorns in bark for their communal stores.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
Quaking aspens along the Arizona Trail near Bismarck Lake in the Coconino National Forest turn golden in autumn, their leaves trembling in the Flagstaff breeze.
Location: Bismarck Lake on the Arizona Trail, Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
A male House Finch, clinging to a tree, shows its red-tinged feathers while perched in a snowstorm at Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
Reddish dacite formations on Mount Elden rise above the Heart Trail in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, a rugged landmark named for early settler John Elden.
Location: Heart Trail in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff
Photo by Jeff Goulden
A female American Wigeon lifts off from Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, her gray-brown plumage and pale blue bill catching the light.
Location: Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff
Photo by Mark Koster
Early Morning Rain !
This Burrowing Owl sought out some Shelter under a Fairy Duster Bush
Location: Scottsdale Community College
Photo by Fred Walker
Grand Canyon North Rim
Location: Grand Canyon North Rim