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 Brian Ray
Flowing Springs Fall Colors
Location: Near Payson Az
Photo by Tom Mangelsdorf
Five eyes...Burrowing Owl owlets
Location: Scottsdale
Photo by Maryam
Windy Point, Catalina Highway. People watching sunset
Location: Windy Point, Catalina Highway
Photo by Michael Kurth
August monsoon
Location: New River Az
Photo by Michael Kurth
Sunset in October
Location: New River Az
Photo by Deirdre Denali Rosenberg
A wild and active beehive tucked into a fallen tree in the Sonoran Desert.
Location: Santa Cruz River
Photo by Deirdre Denali Rosenberg
A young javelina races through a wash in a bout of the zoomies!
Location: Tortolita Mountains
Photo by Deirdre Denali Rosenberg
An acorn woodpecker foraging on a beautiful morning in the Santa Rita Mountains.
Location: Santa Rita Mountains
Photo by Deirdre Denali Rosenberg
Northern lights paint the sky in a vibrant and magical display in the Sonoran Desert, where a mighty saguaro cactus sets a surreal scene.
Location: Ironwood Forest National Monument
Photo by Deirdre Denali Photography
Orange ocotillo leaves set a vibrant scene with mountains and organ pipe cactus in the borderlands of the Sonoran Desert.
Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Photo by Don Carney
Snowy Egrets crisscrossing
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Cristina Avila
Snowy Egret stroll (or strut?) on a fall morning!
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (Gilbert, AZ)