Phoenix Photos: Pictures of the Greater Phoenix Area

By Judy Hedding, About.com Guide

These photo galleries relating to the Greater Phoenix area will help you to become familiar with special events, local attractions, cities, animals, plants, sports teams, weather phenomena and more. Although there are thousands of images relating to Arizona at About.com Phoenix, I have linked to the most popular photo galleries below. Enjoy the pictures!

Annual Events Photos
Weather and Sky Pictures
Desert Creatures Photo Gallery
Desert Plants & Flowers Photos
Local Attractions and Entertainment
Only in the Summer
Gardens and Hikes
Shopping Picture Galleries

Videos: Local People, Places, Things
Holiday Photo Galleries
Day Trips & Weekend Getaways
Sports / Athletes Photo Galleries
Neighborhoods Interests
Pictures in a Class By Themselves
... And More

Annual Events Photos

Not a month goes by that there aren't special festivals and events in metro Phoenix. These photo galleries are intended to give you the perspective of what it's like to attend the event.

Weather and Sky Pictures

Arizona has beautiful sunsets, frightening dust storms and other weather phenomena that have been captured in images.

Desert Creatures Photo Gallery

Every part of the country has its critters, and the Sonora Desert, where Phoenix is located, is no different. Here you'll find pictures of scorpions and rattlesnakes, lizards and bugs, bunnies and bobcats, lizards and spiders -- you might be surprised at the amount of wildlife there is in Phoenix!

Desert Plants & Flowers Photos

Many people think of the desert as brown and dusty. Those people might be surprised at the beauty of the desert flora, as depicted in these pictures.

Local Attractions and Entertainment

There is plenty to do in the Valley of the Sun. Here are the most popular picture galleries of local attractions in the Greater Phoenix area.

Only in the Summer

If you want to see where you can get wet to stay cool, these are the pictures you're looking for.

Gardens and Hikes

If you want to enjoy the desert scenery, these photos of our desert gardens and a few hikes should do the trick.

Shopping Picture Galleries

Here are some photo galleries for those of you that want to shop 'til you drop.

Videos: Local People, Places, Things

Here are some short videos of activities and places in the Greater Phoenix area. Sometimes it is better to watch the action instead of just reading about it!

Holiday Photo Galleries

Certain holidays lend themselves to picture taking because they are so pretty or unusual. here are a few of the most popular holiday photo galleries.

Day Trips & Weekend Getaways

Arizona has incredibly unique and beautiful places to visit that are close by. Here are some picture galleries of spots that you might not want to miss during your Arizona visit.

Sports / Athletes Photo Galleries

The Phoenix area is very sports oriented, and here you'll find pictures of stadiums, athletes, sporting events and more.

Neighborhoods Interests

Getting to know what an area looks like can be difficult, but these pictures of various parts of the metro Phoenix area will help.

Pictures in a Class By Themselves

These picture galleries are popular, but don't really fit in any of the categories that one might think of when looking at Phoenix photos.

... And More

Not only are there hundreds of photo galleries at About.com Phoenix, but you can also submit your own pictures for consideration. If they are of good quality and meet the photo submission criteria, your photo could be featured on About.com Phoenix.

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