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 PETE GREGOIRE
Arizona cotton rat having breakfast at Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona
Photo by Tom Rubin
A zebra-tailed lizard strikes a sexy pose in the late afternoon sun.
Location: Sunrise Trail, Scottsdale
Photo by marc
Mule deer with snow on their face from eating through the snow.
Location: White Mtns.
Photo by PETE GREGOIRE
Least Bittern climbing on reeds at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona.
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona
Photo by Mike Henry
Brown-crested Flycatchers are cavity nesters and they return to SE Arizona every summer. I observed this Flycatcher feeding its nestlings and was lucky enough to get a nice action shot.
Location: East Tucson
Photo by Mike Henry
This Prairie Falcon is a regular visitor to Tucson's eastside every winter. I posted-up early one morning, hoping to get a nice action shot, and the bird actually cooperated.
Location: Case Natural Resource Park, Tucson, AZ
Photo by Justin Lingana
A broad billed humming bird rests its wings in the shade so we can admire his beauty.
Location: Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Photo by Gaylor
Apert's Squirrel eating a mushroom on a branch 5/2/2024
Location: Flagstaff AZ
Photo by JACOB LASHOT
Location: Tucson
Photo by Philip Dien
A Lesser nighthawk resting on a horizontal mesquite branch.
Location: North Scottsdale
Photo by Dianne Rovner
The Crested Caracara was being featured at the raptor show and negotiated a beautiful pass right into my viewfinder!
Location: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Raptor Show
Photo by Christine Burkhart
Bald eagle taking off from his perch.
Location: Salt River