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 8, 2025.
Please view OFFICIAL RULES before submitting entries.
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Photo by Paulette Donnellon
A pair of Javelinas share some cactus
Location: Ajo, Arizona
Photo by Paulette Donnellon
Close-up of a Gila Monster
Location: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Photo by Paulette Donnellon
A male Gambel's Quail calls out from the top of a Saguaro Cactus in the very early morning hours before sunrise
Location: Ajo, Arizona
Photo by Doug Schneider
Squirrel climbing is cholla
Location: Tucson Arizona. (Picture Rocks Area)
Photo by Gloria Colby
Location: Carr Canyon
Photo by Tom Stark
Cranes settloing in for the evening.
Location: Wilcox
Photo by Tom Stark
Cranes settling in for the evening.
Location: Wilcox
Photo by Etc...
Grazing in a Field
Location: Mogillion Rim
Photo by Karen Bowen
This male Ring-necked duck is found in southern and western states during winter and migrates into Canada for the summer. It is a diving duck that feeds on water plants, as well as snails.
Location: West Wetlands Park, Yuma, Arizona
Photo by Biff Jannuzzi
A female Bald Eagle is about to swoop down on a "floater" in an urban lake.
Location: Scott
Photo by George Brake
Osprey flying into nest
Location: Williams Az
Photo by Nicki Brubaker
Location: Christopher Creek, AZ