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 Jeffory
Just strolling around
Location: Flagstaff
Photo by Kathy Harris
Cooper’s hawk caught its prey !
Location: Chino Valley ,Az
Photo by Kafele wilson
Location: Forest lakes
Photo by Brenda L Pettit Silva
My favorite encounter at sunrise at the Grand Canyon
Location: Bright Angel trail south r8m Grand Canyon
Photo by Brenda L Pettit Silva
An early morning encounter with a female bighorn sheep.
Priceless adventures are to be had everywhere!
Location: Grand Canyon south rim Bright Angel trail
Photo by Eric Martinez
Found while herping
Location: New River AZ
Photo by Steven Nelson Hamilton
Black Crowned Night Heron fishing at edge of Lake Sahuarita.
Location: Lake Sahuarita. Sahuarita AZ.
Photo by Jay Michael Strangis
Rufous humming bird perched briefly on a slight branch
Location: Tanque Verde, Tucson
Photo by Clinton Sexton
Bighorn sheet on the edge of a bluff
Location: 24A near Dripping springs
Photo by Ed Morgan
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Photo by Jay Michael Strangis
Javelina in a defensive mode has his hair up.
Location: Saguaro National Park East
Photo by Justin Lingana
A Harris hawk banks sharply as prey catches its eye.
Location: Saguaro National Park West