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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 Stephen H Vaughan

Verdin adult male perched by an Ocotillo flower

Location: Tucson AZ

Photo by Richard H. Legere Jr.

Arizona's state reptile coiled quietly in a remote canyon.

Location: Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, AZ

Photo by Stephen H Vaughan

Sandhill Crane in flight

Location: Wilcox AZ

Photo by Stephen H Vaughan

This female Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl was defending her nest which was just a few feet away. She knocked it from the with an audible impact. The Curve-billed Thrasher managed to fly off.

Location: Southern Arizona