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 Stephen Crane
I was hiking along a trail in Superior Arizona and a northern cardinal stopped on a bolder to pose for me.
Location: Superior, AZ
Photo by Spence Fairbanks
A Rufous Hummingbird guards his food supply in the woods in Pinetop Arizona
Location: Pinetop
Photo by Francis Morgan
This Great Egret waded through the water in search of prey, successfully catching small fish, which it grasped in its bill, tossed into the air, and swallowed.
Location: The pond at Fort Lowell Park, Tucson.
Photo by David Pederson
Descending the trail
Location: Tortolita mountains
Photo by Kelly Wright
Mexican Spotted Owl.
Location: Mt. Graham
Photo by Dennis A. Boyd
Red-faced warbler w/ nesting material
Location: Marshall Gulch - Santa Catalina Mountains - Pima County, Arizona
Photo by Kelly Wright
Male Wood Duck on Oak Creek.
Location: Oak Creek near Page Springs Fish Hatchery
Photo by Mark Storto
Vermillion Flycatcher perched on a dead tree branch along a trail along the Salt River.
Location: Lower Salt River (Tonto National Forest) near Goldfield Recreation site near Mesa, AZ.
Photo by Paul Ulasien
Harris hawk coming for a landing
Location: Arizona Widlife Park
Photo by Mark Storto
A fledgling Red Tail Hawk perched in a Palos Verde tree in Mesa, AZ. Hunting and learning its way around...
Location: Palos Verde Tree in Mesa, AZ
Photo by Dennis A. Boyd
Overhead view of the iconic California Condor as it soars under the Navajo Bridge.
Location: Marble Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
Photo by Kelly Wright
Juvenile Mountain Lion lounging on a tree limb.
Location: Paragonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve