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 Joe lorenz
Watched mom in early morning stay near lake , afternoon baby was running around
Location: Big lake, watched mom give birth
Photo by Christine Bretzke
Collard lizard had just captured his lunch, a smaller lizard.
Location: Grand Canyon on S Bass Trail near the Colorado River
Photo by Christine Bretzke
Can’t see me! This chuckwalla was tightly wedged in the cliff bed.
Location: At the mouth of Havasu Creek / Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
Photo by Ruth Donnalley
Mother hummer feeding baby
Location: tucson
Photo by Thomas Friddle
While fishing at Big Lake I saw this magnificent Mature Bald Eagle. What a beautiful bird. It was fishing as well, and doing a better job of catching than I was.
Location: Big Lake Arizona
Photo by Thomas Friddle
I saw this Owl nest on a hike and waited until the chicks hatched to take a picture.
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Thomas Friddle
Driving home from the lake in late August, and saw this magnificent bull elk off the road.
Location: Big Lake Area
Photo by Michael L Burkett
Two Mule deer bucks grazing with foggy background
Location: White Mountains by Hannagan Meadow
Photo by Lisa Daly
Location: Phoenix
Photo by Chloe Pozar
On an early Thursday morning, this guy scurried across the trail and rested on a warm rock. The Horned Lizzard is know for its remarkable camouflage as shown here.
Location: Fatman's loop trail in Flagstaff Arizona
Photo by Robert P Hardy
Location: Mazatzal Mountains Wilderness
Photo by Robert P Hardy
Location: Buckeye Hills