ARIZONA

Arizona is situated in the southwestern United States. It is surrounded by Utah to the north; New Mexico to the east; Mexico to the south; and Nevada and Colorado to the west.

 

The state capital and largest city of Arizona is Phoenix with a population of approximately 1.6 million. The total population of Arizona is approximately 7 million people. Arizona is 295,954 square kilometers in size and is known for its deserts to the south and forests, canyons, mountains, and the Colorado Plateau to the north. Its climate varies from arid to semi-arid.

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY OF ARIZONA

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

Grand Canyon National Park was established in 1919 in northwestern Arizona. It is 4,926 square kilometers in size and is known for the Painted Desert and the iconic Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon was designated as a World Heritage site by Unesco in 1979.

PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Petrified Forest National Park was established in 1962 in northeastern Arizona. The Painted Desert is also found in this national park of 600 square kilometers. Petrified Forest National Park is also known for its photogenic landscape that includes fossils, mesas, badlands, buttes, and petroglyph.

SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK

Saguaro National Park is 370 square kilometers in size and is located in southeastern Arizona. This picturesque park is known for its desert landscape and the millions of giant Saguaro cacti that thrive there