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 Elizabeth E. Eygendaal
A swirl of tendrils holding a single droplet.
Location: Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens
Photo by Elizabeth E. Eygendaal
Cottontail- a desert survivor marked by its ear.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Kelly Gilling
A stone path beckons you to explore the desert aglow in the November sunrise over Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area.
Location: Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, Cave Creek, Arizona
Photo by Elizabeth E. Eygendaal
A sparrow caught in that moment before flight.
Location: Flagstaff, Az
Photo by Michael Marcinko
Natural fireworks
Location: Sedona
Photo by Michael Marcinko
Reflecting on Oak Creek
Location: Sedona
Photo by Michael Marcinko
Deep within Oak Creek Canyon
Location: Sedona
Photo by Paul Martin
Ancient petroglyphs with Jupiter just above the ridge line and the Pleiades cluster higher in the night sky.
Location: Central Arizona
Photo by Michael Marcinko
Reflections on Watson Lake
Location: Prescott
Photo by Michael Marcinko
An evening at Watson Lake
Location: Prescott
Photo by Michael Marcinko
Cottonwood in the late afternoon sun
Location: Prescott
Photo by Kelly Gilling
Giant saguaros reflect glittering images in the shallow waters of Cave Creek as it winds through Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area.
Location: Cave Creek, AZ