Nature became Jackie Marlowe's church after the deaths of her sister and father five years ago.

And photography, she said, helped give her peace.

One of her photographs and the other winning images are published in Arizona Wildlife Views ’ full-size 2026 wildlife calendar.

“Born and raised in the cold tundra known as Wisconsin, I sought refuge in the desert heat some 20 years ago. When I first came to Arizona, I worked as an archaeologist, which afforded me the opportunity to travel the state and search every nook and crevice of the Southwest,” Marlowe said.

“I fell in love with the environment and the wildlife.”

Always an outdoor enthusiast, she said, it was another, more tragic life-changing event that set her on the trail of becoming a wildlife photographer.

“In the winter o

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