2021 Arizona Wildlife Photo Contest
Photo contest winners showcase the diversity of Arizona’s wildlife
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is excited to announce the winners of the 2021 wildlife photo contest.
Isabel Guerra Clark’s photo of desert bighorn sheep at Canyon Lake was awarded best in show and is showcased on the cover of Arizona Wildlife Views’ 2022 calendar issue. Guerra Clark, of Phoenix, thought she might have a good photo when she saw how the natural light on her subjects was illuminated against the background, thinking to herself the scenery was “very Arizona.”
Twelve winning photographs are included in the full-size 2022 wildlife calendar that is published in the November-December 2021 issue of Arizona Wildlife Views magazine. If you subscribe by Dec. 31, you will not only get a great deal of seven issues for $10, but you will also receive the calendar issue.
The 12 winning photographers are:
- Jim Burns, Scottsdale: Peregrine falcon
- James E. Capo, Oro Valley: Canada goose
- Jonathan Cline, Phoenix: Mountain lion
- Jared Garde, Queen Creek: Wild (Gould’s) turkey
- Dave Getz, Tempe: Golden-mantled ground squirrel
- Isabel Guerra Clark, Phoenix: Desert bighorn sheep
- Adam K. Gutierrez, Surprise: Southwestern speckled rattlesnake
- LaMar Horton, Mesa: Great horned owls
- Peggy Kniffin, Chandler: American avocet
- Kathleen Murphy, Payson: Eared grebe
- Tammy Windsor-Brown, Bisbee: Northern cardinal
- Lisa Wood, Tucson: Elk
Given the strength and diversity of this year’s 1,050 entries, the judges singled out 20 images from talented photographers for honorable mention. These photos also are featured in the calendar issue:
- Susan Brudd, Happy Jack: Cow elk
- Ian Cassell, Phoenix: American avocet
- Chad Collier, Glendale: Collared peccary/javelina
- Julie Curtis, Golden Valley: Anna’s hummingbird
- Lisa Faust, Chino Valley: Pronghorn
- Sebastian Gozdziewski, Chandler: Chuckwalla
- Bryan Keil, Gilbert: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
- Lisa Manifold, Gold Canyon: Townsend’s warbler
- Lee Marcus, Chandler: Hooded mergansers
- Jeff Martineau, Mesa: Western diamondback rattlesnake
- Mario Martinez, Tucson: Bobcats
- John F. Morgan, Phoenix: Lesser goldfinch
- Ryan Olinger, Tucson: Desert bighorn sheep
- Pamela Parker, Mesa: Gambel’s quail
- Tam Ryan, Mesa: Great egrets
- Sean Stubben, Tucson: Gray fox
- Stephen H. Vaughan, Tucson: Crested caracara
- Dan Weisz, Tucson: Red-tailed hawk
- Fred Weling, Scottsdale: Northern cardinal
- Lucas Wright, Chandler: Bobcats
Thank you to everyone who submitted photographs, and we also want to thank Arizona Highways for its partnership in providing a streamlined submission process.
Remember: Subscribe today to get seven issues for $10! This calendar issue also will be sold at all Arizona Game and Fish offices for $3 starting in mid-November.
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