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2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest

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 8, 2025.

Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.

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Photo by Rob Torres

A coatimundi descends a sand stone cliff to feed on Myrtle berries.

Location: Boyce Thompson Arborteum, Superior, Arizona.

Photo by David C Vincent

A wild turkey mid-stride in its natural woodland realm. Its iridescent plumage—an intricate tapestry of bronze, sable, and ivory—catches the soft light filtering through the forest canopy.

Location: Santa Catalina Mountains, Mount Bigelow

Photo by William A Peckat Jr

This Heron is fifty feet up a Sycamore tree, a half mile north of Kennedy Lake.

Location: Kennedy Park, Tucson

Photo by Rob Torres

Male Costa's hummingbird perched in a bush at the Scottsdale Community College.

Location: Scottsdale Community College

Photo by Laurie Davis

Location: Tucson

Photo by David C Vincent

A lone coyote stands poised in the snow—alert, wild, and resolute. Its dense fur, a tapestry of ashen gray and russet tones, blends seamlessly with the frosted terrain, embodying nature’s resilience.

Location: Flagstaff