The best stories and photos come from our worldwide community of beachcombers. And, it's always fun to see your work in print and online! If your submission is chosen for publication in the print magazine, we always mail a free copy of the magazine where your image or story appears.
Following are just some of the stories we are working on for future stories. If you have another idea for an article, please find out how to submit your article on the Submissions page.
Rainbow Beach Finds
Show us your beach rainbows and you could win a Sea of Colors poster and pocket-size sea glass color chart! From sea glass to rocks to shells to fossils to sand and even plastics, send us photos of your colorful collections for an upcoming story. Email your high-res photos with “Rainbow” in the subject line by December 31, 2025, and you’ll be entered. 📸: Ingrid Lynch.
We’ll include our favorites, and one random entry will be selected on to win a poster and pocket-size sea glass color chart. Good luck!
Fishing Lures
Sparkling and colorful finds along the shore, fishing lures attract the eye as much as a beautiful piece of sea glass, colorful rock, or bright seashell. Send us photos of your beach-found fishing lures for an upcoming story. Email your high-res photos with “Lures” in the subject line and we'll include our favorites in the article. 📸: Svea Scholten.
Beautiful Brown Sea Glass
Brown sea glass is often considered common and less desriable than other colors of beach glass, but there is beauty to be found in pieces from honey amber to deep black. Send us photos of your favorite brown beach glass treasures for an upcoming story. Email your high-res photos with “Brown” in the subject line and we'll include our favorites in the article.
Beach Memories
What are your early memories of beachcombing? Send us a photos of a favorite beach trip as a child along with a brief description for an upcoming article. Email your high-res photos with “Memories” in the subject line and we'll include our favorites in the story. View photos and stories about early beach adventures from other beachcombers›
Driftwood
Do you love picking up wood worn smooth by the waves? We’d love to see your driftwood finds and what you do with them. Email your high-res photos with “Driftwood” in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites in an upcoming article! 📸: James Doran Webb
Beads
Sometimes great things come in small packages. We’d love to see your sea bead finds. Email your high-res photos with “Beads” in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites in an upcoming article! 📸: Beth Sanborn
Glowing Beach Finds
Have you found any glowing beach finds? ☢️ We want to see your UV sea or beach glass, rocks, fossils, or seashells that glow under black light. 🔦 Email photos of your UV reactive pieces to submissions@beachcombing.com for an upcoming article. Email your high-res photos with “Glowing” in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites!
Sand Collections
Are you an arenophile? If you collect beach sand, we'd love to see how you store and display your finds! Email photos of your sand collection, display ideas, and your stories of sand collecting to submissions@beachcombing.com for an upcoming article. Email your high-res photos with “Sand" in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites! 📸: Rusti Stover
Friends with Claws
Every beach has its own critters, and many of those critters have claws! Don't be shellfish and send in your crabulous photos of crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans on your beach for an upcoming article. Email your high-res photos with “Claws” in the subject line.
Perfectly Imperfect
We all dream of finding pristine treasures on the beach, but sometimes things are broken, cracked, scuffed, malformed, or just not exactly perfect. Send in your photos of imperfect finds that you brought home anyway for an upcoming story. Email your photos with “Imperfect” in the subject line.
Beachcombing Trips
Beachcombing is better with friends! We are working on a list of individuals, organizations, and groups that offer beachcombing trips, retreats, and beach travel adventures. We’d love to learn about those offering group travel opportunities or tours, find people who provide beachcombing travel information or resources, get tips for planning a beachcombing trip, and connect with anyone who helps beachcombers plan their ultimate beachcombing trip. Plus, we'd love to read your travel tips and tricks! If this is you, or if you know of someone who is a great beachcombing travel expert, please take a look at the Travel Expert questionnaire and send us your information for an upcoming article.
Learn more about submitting your photos and articles on the Submissions page.
Beachcombing Polls
Let us know more about you and test your knowledge in fun beachcomber surveys, polls, and quizzes.
