2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2024 Winning Photograph by Randi Najac
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s
19th Annual Wildlife Photo Contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2026 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2025 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views. The best-in-show photo is published on the cover of the issue and as one of the photos representing a month. Winning photos may also appear in future issues of Arizona Highways magazine.
All photos must depict wildlife native to and found in Arizona, and all photos must have been taken in Arizona settings. Entrants are responsible for complying with the Official Rules; not doing so may result in disqualification.
The submission deadline is 5 p.m. MST on August 11, 2025.
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
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Photo by Christopher Magnan
A younger ram sizes up an older ram after butting heads
Location: Canyon lake
Photo by Christopher Magnan
An ewe munches on the fruit of a nearby cactus while traversing the rocks at Canyon Lake
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Kyle Wilcox
Bobcat bathroom break.
Resubmitting this photo with the proper sizing. The first one was too big, sorry!
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Photo by Robert Eck
Location: Gonzalas Pass
Photo by Alana Asmussen
Verdin balancing on the branch of a Mexican Bird of Paradise Bush.
Location: Tucson Botanical Garden
Photo by Kyle Wilcox
Eastern collared lizard sunbathing on a rock.
Location: Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ
Photo by Kyle Wilcox
Young Costa's hummingbird taking a quick break from visiting the local flower garden.
Location: Tucson Bird Alliance’s Mason Center, Tucson, AZ
Photo by Tim Van Den Berg
An Adult Black Phoebe prepares to feed a comforting morsel of food to its recently fledged Juvenile
Location: The Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch Gilbert Arizona
Photo by Alana Asmussen
This Cactus Wren was photographed on Thanksgiving Day, 2024. It was gathering nesting material and landed on an ocotillo on the way back to its nest.
Location: Saguaro National Park-West
Photo by Tim Shaw
The Cactus Wren is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States and Northern and Central Mexico. It's the state bird of Arizona, and the largest wren in the United States.
Location: De Anza Trail near Green Valley
Photo by Tim Van Den Berg
A male Broadbill Hummingbird prepares to defend his territory
Location: Tohono Chul Park, Tucson Arizona
Photo by Lauren
Lucy's warbler perched in a blooming catclaw acacia in Kingman, Arizona.
Location: Kingman, Arizona