2026 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest
2025 Best in Show | Tyler Hartung
Do you have a knack for capturing great photos of wildlife?
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views?
Then you won’t want to miss the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s 20th annual wildlife photo contest.
One best in show and 11 winners will be showcased in the 2027 calendar, which is published as part of the November-December 2026 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.
Entrants are responsible for complying with the OFFICIAL RULES; not doing so may result in disqualification.
GALLERY
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Photo by: Raina Hunter
A Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus Magister) sunbathing in the August heat showing off his vivid colours.
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Photo by: Margaret Downie
Lambs and Ewe
Location: Black River
Photo by: Leanna Julius
Location: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum - Tucson, AZ
Photo by: Leanna Julius
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Photo by: Kathy Ritter
Big horn sheep munches on grass
Location: Moqui Draw
Photo by: Ryan Cramer
Family of River Otters
Location: Payson, AZ
Photo by: Ryan Cramer
Pair of River Otters
Location: Payson, AZ
Photo by: Melissa Harnish
A mass of Sandhill Cranes take to the sky at sunset.
Location: Lake Cochise Wildlife Viewing Area, Willcox, Arizona
Photo by: Ryan Cramer
Family of River Otters
Location: Payson
Photo by: Rick Williams
Pyrrhuloxia landed on an ocotillo along the Finger Rock Canyon Trail in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness which forms much of the northern boundary of the city of Tucson.
Location: Finger Rock Canyon, Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area
Photo by: Christopher Travers
Bobcat walking back with dinner, pigeon was on the menu tonight.
Location: Sweetwater wetlands, Tucson
Photo by: Adriane Hopkins
Was hiking and came across this beauty
Location: Clifton, AZ