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 Jackie Marlowe
Adult female coatimundi saying "hello" from the trees.
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Photo by Connor Rickett
Some of the best wildlife encounters happen just off the beaten path.
Location: North Scottsdale
Photo by Tim Van Den Berg
A Northern Cardinal Showing off his bright red feathers
Location: Catalina State Park
Photo by Terrie Lee Johnson
Parent Peccaries (Javelina) with babies known as reds
Location: Prescott, AZ.
Photo by Terrie Lee Johnson
Large Buck displaying forked antlers, getting ready to browse.
Location: Prescott, AZ.
Photo by Terrie Lee Johnson
Cooper's Hawk, the Winged Guardian, perched in a fir tree surveying it's territory.
Location: Prescott, AZ.
Photo by Lisa Mainz
Red-faced Warbler – A red-faced warbler pauses among the cool shadows amongst an Aspen grove.
Location: Mt Lemmon, Catalina Mountains, Tucson, AZ
Photo by Lisa Mainz
House Finch on Saguaro – A house finch enjoys a sweet feast from the bursting fruit of a giant saguaro cactus.
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Photo by Lisa Mainz
House Finches – A male house finch gently feeds his hungry juvenile, sharing both food and care among the creosote bush.
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Photo by Dayle Porter
Finch sitting on post
Location: Prescott Valley
Photo by Noah Lance Tek
Puffed up Roadrunner on a cold winter day
Location: Oro Valley, Arizona
Photo by Noah Lance Tek
Male Elegant Trogon sitting in a tree at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona.
Location: Madera Canyon, Arizona