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 Stephanie Hiller
Two Burrowing Owls sitting on a mound of dirt and twigs during sunrise.
Location: Fields near E Jack Rabbit Rd, Scottsdale, AZ
Photo by Etc...
Flycatcher catching sunrays
Location: N. Scottsdale AZ
Photo by Scott Anderson
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Fanning his Wings
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Scott Anderson
Gila Woodpecker with Tongue
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Photo by Scott Anderson
Cactus Wren on the side of a tree
Location: Granite Reef Recreational Area - Mesa, AZ
Photo by Lee Kaechele
Hanging out and keeping cool.
Location: cave creek
Photo by Tyler Nelke
Kestrels playing tag on the cactus
Location: Phoenix mountain preserve
Photo by Tyler Nelke
White faced ibis stopping in for a splash
Location: Gilbert riparian preserve
Photo by Tyler Nelke
Male Anna’s hummingbird showing its true colors.
Location: Gilbert riparian preserve
Photo by Craig Miller
Early morning photo of a white pelican wading in Lake Roosevelt.
Location: Roosevelt Lake
Photo by Craig Miller
A gray fox, in a meadow next to Rd. 300, along the Mogollon Rim
Location: Meadow next to Rd. 300, along the Mogollon Rim
Photo by Craig Miller
Up close with a bull elk in a wooded meadow in Payson.
Location: Payson