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 Prestley Howard
Location: Tucson
Photo by Terresa Eaker
Mother and fawns
Location: Northern Arizona
Photo by Prestley Howard
Location: Tucson
Photo by Prestley Howard
Location: Tucson
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
I found this little guy checking me out while I stopped to rest and rehydrate along the North Kaibab trail.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Photo by Diane Ensign
pyrrhuloxia in Catalina State Park, resting on Mesquite tree branch in Tucson
Location: Catalina State Park, Tucson, Az.
Photo by Paul Sieckmann
The deer deep at the bottom of the Grand Canyon don't seem to be afraid of humans and are sometimes a little curious. This photo was taken at Bright Angel Campground.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Photo by Tristan Munchinsky
I walked down to bank of the Salt River during a beautiful golden sunrise, and noticed this muskrat who came out of the reeds to go for a swim.
Location: Granite Reef
Photo by Jeremiah Degenhardt
Great plains toad out after the start of the monsoon rains
Location: Stockton Pass, Graham County
Photo by Diane Ensign
male house finch in breeding darker red sits on creosote bush
Location: my yard Tucson, Az.
Photo by Diane Ensign
I spend a lot of time trying to catch hummingbirds in flight & this one made me happy
Location: Tucson foothills Tohono Chul
Photo by Rebecca King
On a cool, dewy morning, this little female hummingbird fluffed up its feathers to keep warm.
Location: Scottsdale, AZ near Granite Mountain