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.
GALLERY
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Photo by Dennis A. Boyd
Red-faced warbler w/ nesting material
Location: Marshall Gulch - Santa Catalina Mountains - Pima County, Arizona
Photo by Kelly Wright
Male Wood Duck on Oak Creek.
Location: Oak Creek near Page Springs Fish Hatchery
Photo by Mark Storto
Vermillion Flycatcher perched on a dead tree branch along a trail along the Salt River.
Location: Lower Salt River (Tonto National Forest) near Goldfield Recreation site near Mesa, AZ.
Photo by Paul Ulasien
Harris hawk coming for a landing
Location: Arizona Widlife Park
Photo by Mark Storto
A fledgling Red Tail Hawk perched in a Palos Verde tree in Mesa, AZ. Hunting and learning its way around...
Location: Palos Verde Tree in Mesa, AZ
Photo by Dennis A. Boyd
Overhead view of the iconic California Condor as it soars under the Navajo Bridge.
Location: Marble Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
Photo by Kelly Wright
Juvenile Mountain Lion lounging on a tree limb.
Location: Paragonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
Photo by Mark Storto
Adult Crested Caracara bringing prey (Regal Horned Lizard) to its young in a nest in a Saguaro Cactus! (of course nest not pictured here)
Location: Tucson, AZ
Photo by Marc Zebell
Quail gathered up in the snow.
Location: Greer, White Mountains
Photo by Marc Zebell
Big Horn Sheep catching the morning sun on the bluffs overlooking Southfork.
Location: Southfork, White Mtns.
Photo by Tami L Middleton
Buck antelope curious about our camp.
Location: White Mountains, AZ
Photo by Steve
Location: Grand Canyon