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 Michelle Brock
Getting gnatcatchers to sit still for photos is challenging, but thankfully this guy was curious about me and actually posed for quite a few photos.
Location: Pintail Slough, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
Photo by Jason A Reynolds
Location: Surprise, AZ
Photo by R.W. Keiling
A nesting Great Horned Owl awakes to the soft light of dusk, adjusting and resting for the evening hunt.
Location: Cave Creek
Photo by Scott Pirtle
A Blue Heron stands at attention, resolutely waiting for the fish that will inevitably show up to provide an early morning meal.
Location: Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Photo by Darrell Truhitte
Picture of love bird parrot in tree in front yard, north Phoenix about 1.5 miles from PV Mall area.
Location: North Phoenix
Photo by Andrew Stemple
A couple of collared lizards take a moment from chasing each other around a rock to gaze into each other's eyes.
Location: Gold Canyon, AZ
Photo by Adam Wade.
Mature Mule deer buck walking up a hill on a cool Sunday morning.
Location: Florence, Arizona.
Photo by Michael Keschinger
Coming home after a failed hunt. Time for some snuggling.
Location: Sweetwater Wetlands- Tucson, AZ
Photo by Michael Keschinger
Gila Monster crossing the road. Apparently got advise from the chicken. ;)
Location: Dove Mountain, Marana AZ
Photo by Cristina Avila
A rare rainy day provided soft lighting for this Great Egret.
Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (Gilbert, AZ)
Photo by Cristina Avila
Often heard at Boyce Thompson Arboretum but not seen, a Canyon Wren surprised me by popping up from behind a rock ledge!
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum (Superior, AZ)
Photo by Melinda Tichenor
Location: Bearizona