2025 Arizona Wildlife Views Photo Contest

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2024 Wildlife photo contest winning submission of a desert spiny lizard. By Randi Najac

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 Victoria Marshall

A fluffy, angry looking female bushtit on a branch.

Location: Red Rock State Park in Sedona Arizona

Photo by corey keppel-kolb

Banded gecko making its way from one rock to the next

Location: East Tucson

Photo by corey keppel-kolb

Garter snake hanging out

Location: Sabino Canyon

Photo by corey keppel-kolb

Desert dinosaur crusin'

Location: Sabino Canyon

Photo by Chelsea Bottorff

Location: Phoenix Zoo

Photo by Marsha Hood

Peacock on top of a resident's home in Buckeye

Location: Buckeye, AZ

Photo by Bob Kravetz

Mom and one of 3 cubs

Location: Peoria, AZ

Photo by Lisa Miller

Mother Coot feeding her baby.

Location: Sedona Wetland

Photo by Chelsea Bottorff

Location: Bearizona - Williams, AZ

Photo by Gary Wojton

I came across this pair of mating coachwhip snakes while hiking right outside of the Fountain Park in Fountain Hills.

Location: Overlook Trail in Fountain Hills

Photo by Stanley Fetrow

Hiked passed a couple of Coues Whitetail Does laying up in the shade in a wash in the heat of the day while hiking back to my truck

Location: Santa Catalina Foothills

Photo by Robin Armour

Surprise in the front yard.

Location: Linden