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 Simon Gerber
I was taken photos of 2 deer eating the fruit of a barrel cactus when they turned and looked at me and I was able to capture this lovely photo.
Location: Sabino Canyon Tucson Arizona
Photo by Francis Morgan
This Great Egret waded through the water in search of prey, successfully catching small fish, which it grasped in its bill, tossed into the air, and swallowed.
Location: The pond at Fort Lowell Park, Tucson.
Photo by Raymond R Lee
Location: Whitewater Draw, AZ
Photo by Simon Gerber
I was taken photos of this stunning bobcat on the move and then it turned and looked at me and I was able to capture this beautiful photo.
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands Tucson Arizona
Photo by Francis Morgan
This Great Egret waded through the water in search of prey, successfully catching small fish, which it grasped in its bill, tossed into the air, and swallowed.
Location: The pond at Fort Lowell Park, Tucson.
Photo by Raymond R Lee
Location: Wickenburg, AZ
Photo by Simon Gerber
As I was taking photos of a roadrunner on the move, it stood still for a few seconds I was able to get this wonderful photo.
Location: Sabino Canyon Tucson Arizona
Photo by Stephen Crane
I was hiking along a trail in Superior Arizona and a northern cardinal stopped on a bolder to pose for me.
Location: Superior, AZ
Photo by Spence Fairbanks
A Rufous Hummingbird guards his food supply in the woods in Pinetop Arizona
Location: Pinetop
Photo by Francis Morgan
This Great Egret waded through the water in search of prey, successfully catching small fish, which it grasped in its bill, tossed into the air, and swallowed.
Location: The pond at Fort Lowell Park, Tucson.
Photo by David Pederson
Descending the trail
Location: Tortolita mountains
Photo by Kelly Wright
Mexican Spotted Owl.
Location: Mt. Graham