Scenic  Arizona

Earlier this year we asked you to submit your best photos from around Arizona for our first-ever Arizona Scenic Photo Contest. Readers then voted on their top-10 favorites, and the No. 1 pick received a luxurious three-day getaway. Check out the 10 snapshots that made the cut.

Photo by David Halgrimson

Sandscape Photography
Semi-pro Sun City West photographer David Halgrimson thought his shot of a sheepherder near Chinle was ruined by a sudden downpour. But just as the sheep crested a dune, the rain stopped, adding a luminous, brooding quality to the scene.

Photo by Jean Higgins

Hoover by Heli
Retired Air Force officer Jean Higgins is an aviation aficionado, so it’s fitting that the Gold Canyon professional photographer shot Hoover Dam and the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge from a helicopter.

Photo by Trent Larson

Legends of the Fall

Amateur photographer Trent Larson of Tempe commutes past the Salt River every day, so he carefully observed the shifting colors of the trees before composing this ode to autumn near Saguaro Lake.