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 Nick Howard
Location: Cochise County Arizona
Photo by Johnson
Two Great Horned Owls flirted atop a saguaro bouquet.
Location: Usery Regional Park
Photo by Johnson
Great Horned Owls flirting under the cliffs of the Superstition Mountains.
Location: Superstition Mountains- Lost Dutchman State Park
Photo by Jeremy Johnson
This Harris's Hawk was cooperatively hunting in a pack of six in the Tonto National Forest in the Goldfield Mountains.
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Marcia Chapman
A male bighorn sheep pauses in a forested area on the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Arizoa
Photo by Marcia Chapman
On a cool morning, a turkey vulture waits on the desert floor for the day to warm so it can take to the skies.
Location: Litchfield Park, Arizona
Photo by Marcia Chapman
A male bighorn sheep glances over his shoulder before descending into the Grand Canyon.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Arizoa
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A gila woodpecker leaves its nest, looking for more food.
Location: Mesa, AZ
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A harris hawk launches from the top of a saguaro at sunrise
Location: North of Tucson
Photo by Boyd Robinson
A raven launches itself from a saguaro during a passing storm.
Location: San Manuel
Photo by Alina B Chenausky
Burrowing owl in afternoon
Location: Laveen Arizona, Greenway of Laveen Meadows
Photo by Alina B Chenausky
Burrowing owl perched by saguaro cactus
Location: Laveen Arizona, Greenway of Laveen Meadows