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 Stephanie Rudd
A gnarled, weather-worn tree stands at the rim with dark storm clouds drift overhead, capturing the quiet, timeless mood of dusk settling over the canyon.
Location: Grand Canyon Rim
Photo by Stephanie Rudd
Upper Antelope CanyonLocated just outside Page, Arizona, Upper Antelope Canyon is a narrow, winding slot canyon known for its smooth, wave-like sandstone walls and dramatic shafts of light that shine
Location: Upper Antelope Canyon - Page AZ
Photo by Stephanie Rudd
Sunset Shadow Spectacle - Biannual Monument Valley Mitten Shadow Event where the sun aligns perfectly, allowing West Mitten Butte to cast its iconic shadow.
Location: Monument Valley
Photo by Stephanie Rudd
Grand Canyon Sunrise
Location: Grand Canyon Rim
Photo by Don Carney
American White Pelican - The stare down.
Location: Riparian Preserve, Gilbert
Photo by Josh Sellke
A male American Kestrel is perched on a branch on a windy winter morning in the Sonoran Desert
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
A trio of American Avocets resting in the shallow water of the Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Gray Fox came out of the forest and out onto the beach at Saguaro Lake, allowing for a quick photo before running off
Location: Saguaro Lake
Photo by Josh Sellke
A flock of Western Bluebirds descends on the shoreline of Saguaro Lake to drink and bathe in the waters of the desert oasis
Location: Saguaro Lake
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Black Phoebe head-on as it hovers while hunting for insects
Location: Saguaro Lake
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Black Phoebe hovers over the shoreline of Saguaro Lake while hunting for insects
Location: Saguaro Lake
Photo by Josh Sellke
A Ground Squirrel is one of the only signs of life on a hot late spring day in the Sonoran Desert
Location: Tonto National Forest