Friday Fotos on Facebook - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026: This week's Friday Fotos theme is "cartoons". Showing Arizona's silly side! Purchase this image HERE

Finalist: 18th Annual Arizona Highways Magazine's Photo Contest 2026

Snowy Egret: Finalist: 18th annual Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest.

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Published in Sunday's The Arizona Republic - December 28, 2025

In the section called Valley & State in The Arizona Republic newspaper, my Grand Prize winning photo in the Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest was published along with a writeup by Bill Goodykoontz. A QR code is printed on the page to listen to the podcast interview that Bill Koodykoontz did with me and Jeff Kida.

View the article and listen to the podcast HERE Valley 101 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST PICTURE PERFECT (on page 2B)

Friday Fotos Theme: Red and Green - Dec. 20, 2025 Facebook page for Arizona Highways Magazine.

My photo was included with other participants in the bi-weekly Arizona Highways Magazine's "Friday Fotos" on Facebook. Here is the image of a male House Finch that was published on their page. Theme: Red and Green: A male House Finch. Purchase image HERE

Grand Prize Winner - Arizona Highways Magazine 2025

My photo of a Great Blue Heron flying across a misty pond garnered the top prize this year in the Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest.

Listen to the podcast interview by Bill Goodykoontz with me and Jeff Kida on Valley 101. Date of the interview was Dec. 1, 2025.

Listen HERE

Guests:

Jeff Kidda

Tam Ryan

Host: ⁠Bill Goodykoontz⁠

Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Luberto⁠, Madison Knutson

Friday Fotos: June 27, 2025

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This week's Friday Photos theme is "Staying Cool". My photo of a Pied-billed Grebe was included with many other images for Friday Fotos.

Arizona Highways Magazine has a theme to follow for Friday Fotos and many local photographers participate each week.

Finalist images in the 17th Annual Arizona Highways Magazine's photo contest. The next step is for final winners to be chosen for 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place and Honorable Mention. The prize will be a gift certificate to use at Tempe Camera in Tempe, Arizona.