This black-and-white photograph of a cloudburst over Monument Valley by Jim Shoemaker is the Grand Prize winner in the 18th Annual Arizona Highways Online Photo Contest.
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Best Picture 2026

GRAND PRIZE WINNER Jim Shoemaker This black-and-white photograph of a cloudburst over Monument Valley was the unanimous number one pick for...
The Phoenix skyline unfurls in a view from September 1933. | William and James McCulloch
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Different Point of View

PHOENIX LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT 100 YEARS AGO. And thanks to the work of two Scottish brothers, there’s abundant photographic evidence of just how...
Saguaros crowned with blossoms are photographed from above by Shane McDermott operating a drone. drone
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The Essence of Nature

Shane McDermott Tonto National Forest “This shot was about six years in the making,” Shane McDermott says. “I’ve tried shooting saguaro blooms...
A stitched panorama of three photos made during an autumn storm at Monument Valley is by Enio Lanaro.
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What’s everyone looking at?

1. The most-viewed image over the past year was captured serendipitously. The series of three shots was made at 12:45 p.m. on May 18, 2006, in...
The West Baldy Trail winds through a meadow in the White Mountains of Eastern Arizona | Laurence Parent
Hiking

West Baldy Trail

West Baldy Trail Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests West Baldy Trail Nearly two-thirds of Japan is covered by forest. Therefore, it’s the...
A solitary bird punctuates a view of Mount Hope from the jumble of volcanic boulders known as Anvil Rock. | SHANE McDERMOTT
Scenic Drives

Anvil Rock Road

Anvil Rock Road Northwestern Arizona Seligman is known for its role in preserving Historic Route 66, and that focus purportedly made the tiny...
The long, wooden porch at Tal-Wi-Wi has plenty of chairs for guests to enjoy the White Mountains view. By Laurence Parent
Lodging

Long Shadow Lodge at Tal-Wi-Wi

For more than three-quarters of a century, Tal-Wi-Wi Lodge, just off U.S. Route 180 north of Alpine, welcomed visitors to Eastern Arizona’s spectacularly scenic White Mountains. Now under new...
The volcanic landscape of Maroon Crater and the approaching evening light are punctuated by a bright rainbow. By Bernhard Michaelis
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This Is My Story … By Bernhard Michaelis

Living in the volcanic landscapes of Northern Arizona, I pass Maroon Crater regularly. One of the routes home takes me along a dirt road through the...