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 Matthew Vehrs
M: Black head, back, and throat; white spots on wings and back; rufous sides; white belly; white corners on the tail.
F: Similar to males but with dark brown or grayish-black instead of black.
Location: Echo Canyon Loop Trail, Chiricahua National Monument, 4/24/2025 12:27pm
Photo by Jay Michael Strangis
Harris Hawk resting on a dead tree.
Location: Saguaro National Park West
Photo by Cyle Moore
My Backyard in Arivaca
Location: Arivaca Arizona
Photo by Steve Thoeny
Morning flight in the White Mountains
Location: White Mountains
Photo by JohnnyAngel Cardenas
Location: Superior, Arizona
Photo by Dale Kline
3 Mule Deer watching closely.
Location: Unit 12A west
Photo by Trey Meyer
Mule deer peeks out to check us out
Location: Kiabab national forest
Photo by Justin Lingana
The Arizona state bird, cactus wren, scopes out its next meal from the branch of an ocotillo plant.
Location: Saguaro National Park West
Photo by Roy Loewenstein
Looking for eggs
Location: Soldier trail Catalina Mountains
Photo by Tammy Kokjohn
Dinner time for the juvenile Caracara's. Nesting in a beautiful Saguaro cactus that's so iconic for seeing in the amazing landscape of Arizona. Always photographed at a respectful distance.
Location: Tucson
Photo by Steve Wolfe
A male Elegant Trogon taken in an autumnal setting.
Location: Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains
Photo by Thomas Sanders
Location: Arizona Unit 8 SE of Matterhorn