2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest

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2024 Wildlife photo contest winning submission of a desert spiny lizard. By Randi Najac

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 Mark Storto

Adult Crested Caracara bringing prey (Regal Horned Lizard) to its young in a nest in a Saguaro Cactus! (of course nest not pictured here)

Location: Tucson, AZ

Photo by Marc Zebell

Quail gathered up in the snow.

Location: Greer, White Mountains

Photo by Marc Zebell

Big Horn Sheep catching the morning sun on the bluffs overlooking Southfork.

Location: Southfork, White Mtns.

Photo by Tami L Middleton

Buck antelope curious about our camp.

Location: White Mountains, AZ

Photo by Steve

Location: Grand Canyon

Photo by PETE GREGOIRE

Arizona cotton rat having breakfast at Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona

Location: Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona

Photo by Tom Rubin

A zebra-tailed lizard strikes a sexy pose in the late afternoon sun.

Location: Sunrise Trail, Scottsdale

Photo by marc

Mule deer with snow on their face from eating through the snow.

Location: White Mtns.

Photo by PETE GREGOIRE

Least Bittern climbing on reeds at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona.

Location: Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona

Photo by Mike Henry

Brown-crested Flycatchers are cavity nesters and they return to SE Arizona every summer. I observed this Flycatcher feeding its nestlings and was lucky enough to get a nice action shot.

Location: East Tucson

Photo by Mike Henry

This Prairie Falcon is a regular visitor to Tucson's eastside every winter. I posted-up early one morning, hoping to get a nice action shot, and the bird actually cooperated.

Location: Case Natural Resource Park, Tucson, AZ

Photo by Justin Lingana

A broad billed humming bird rests its wings in the shade so we can admire his beauty.

Location: Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum