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 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

Photo by Melinda Tichenor

Location: Bearizona

Photo by Biff Jannuzzi

The Harris Hawks were moving from cactus to cactus as they hunted.

Location: Usery Mountain Regional Park Mesa, ArizonaPaawey Yawe

Photo by Biff Jannuzzi

Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix

Photo by Jerel Kolling

Baby Bighorn Sheep sunning on a ledge

Location: Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail

Photo by Jerel Kolling

Squirrel sitting on a oak tree limb

Location: 5A Potato Lake

Photo by Jerel Kolling

Two Bull Elk Fighting

Location: Unit 22

Photo by Cristina Avila

A Black-necked Stilt mother keeps her three chicks warm and protected under her wings (one is already hidden, with only its legs showing). The chicks are estimated to be four days old.

Location: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (Gilbert, AZ)

Photo by R.W. Keiling

A Curve Bill Thrasher teaches her fledgeling the fine art of feeding high atop the majestic saguaros.

Location: Cave Creek