Enter the Arizona wildlife photo contest today
Submissions accepted through 5 p.m. (MST) on Aug. 8, 2025
Randi Najac’s photograph of a desert spiny lizard was awarded best in show last year. Don’t miss your chance to be featured on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views! Submit your photo today.
Do you want to see your photo on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views’ annual calendar? 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 first-place winners will be showcased in the 2026 calendar, which is published in the November-December 2025 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views. The best-in-show photo is published on the calendar’s cover and as one of the photos representing a month.
We’re partnering with Arizona Highways to provide an easier way to submit photographs. Use the online form to submit your Arizona wildlife photos. Each contestant may submit a maximum of three photographs, which must be uploaded as separate submissions through the form.
Please review the Official Rules prior to entering. Entrants are responsible for complying with the Official Rules or may result in disqualification. This contest is for images of Arizona wildlife. All photos must depict wildlife native to and found in Arizona, and all photos must have been taken in Arizona settings.
The deadline is 5 p.m. (Arizona time) on Aug. 8, 2025.
Winners will be announced online at www.azgfd.gov/photocontest and www.arizonahighways.com after Nov. 1, 2025.
View the list of past wildlife photo contest winners.
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