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 Melinda Tichenor
Cactus Wren sitting on one of natures chairs
Location: Tucson Arizona
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
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