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 Jonathan Cline
Closeup of a resting sulfur butterfly
Location: Scottsdale, Butterfly Wonderland
Photo by Jonathan Cline
Paper kite butterfly feeding on a flower
Location: Scottsdale, Butterfly Wonderland
Photo by Jonathan Cline
Clearwing butterfly stops for a moment to feed on a flower
Location: Scottsdale, Butterfly Wonderland
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Queen Butterfly stops for a meal on a beautiful white flowering plant
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
A backlit spider and web capture the morning light with vibrant colors
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
A single poppy stands tall among a superbloom of yellow and purple wildflowers in the Tonto National forest
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
An Ocotillo Bloom adds vibrant color to the desert landscape
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Cactus Bee pollinates a prickly pear cactus flower
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
Lupines and Goldpoppies blanket the landscape during a desert superbloom in the Tonto National Forest
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
An intricate geometric pattern is found in the seeds of a delicate silverpuff in the Tonto National Forest
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Eric Allen-Banka
Sonoran Desert waterfall
Location: Catalina State Park
Photo by Lisa M. Daniels
While exploring the local farm fields, I came across this Loggerhead Shrike perched among dried desert plants — a quiet yet striking winter moment in Arizona.
Location: Eloy, AZ