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 Stacy Colavito
Three desert rams planning and plotting the day.
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Dennis Boyd
Rufous-capped warbler at watering hole
Location: Florida Canyon ~ Santa Rita Mountains
Photo by Emily Minnihan
A Collard Lizard proudly displays on a rich piece of petrified wood.
Location: Petrified Forest
Photo by Mike Davidson
A couple Toms in full display trying to impress the ladies!
Location: Yavapai County, AZ
Photo by David Hatton
After gaining comfort with a herd of elk, the bull elk got to a point where they felt comfortable turning away from me. This bull looked into the setting sun providing the best possible lighting.
Location: Alpine, Arizona near Big Lake
Photo by Josh Sellke
A female Black-Chinned Hummingbird is covered with a dusting of pollen after visiting a flowering Ocotillo
Location: McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Photo by Josh Sellke
Turkey Vulture greets the morning sun in a desert wash within Tonto National Forest
Location: Tonto National Forest
Photo by Josh Sellke
A gray fox rests in a Palo Verde tree
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Alicia Groneberg
Great Blue Heron made a great lunch catch.
Location: Canyon Lake
Photo by Alicia Groneberg
Thirsty mule deer getting a refreshing drink.
Location: Canyon Lake - Boulder Recreation Site
Photo by Elizabeth Schubert
Kestrel Falcon on old bull horns , but looks like its on mission to approach its prey.
Location: Surprise, Az
Photo by Elizabeth Schubert
7 year resident roadrunner ( Jethro ) with a great catch to feed his young.
Location: Surprise, Az