Congratulations to all the 2027 Beachcombing Calendar Photo Contest Finalists!

We received over 800 entries this year for the 2027 Beachcombing Calendar, and it was hard to choose just 14! We hope that each finalist will be a pleasure to admire on your wall for a month!

Now, we're asking you to help us pick which of these images will be on the cover. From now through April 30, 2026, you can vote for your favorite image. The winner will appear on the cover of the 2027 Beachcombing Calendar, and the cover winner will get $250. Ten random voters will get a free calendar.

Lavender Haze / Rhode Island / Kristen Wells @seaglass_family

Palm Beach / Venice, Florida / Meredith Blain

Treasures of the Tides / Santa Barbara, California / Kelsie Pike @the.sea.giveth

Bijou / Santa Cruz, California / Wendy Frye

Peaceful Patterns / Manhattan Beach / Lauri Allen @lmarieseatreasures

Sea Star / Saint Nazaire, France / Nathalie Cazzaro @ioddeh

She’s Like a Rainbow / Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Audrey Whitlatch 

60s Coca-Cola Seaglass Bottle / Southwest Florida / Kristen Williams @theseashellmermaid

Imperial Goodness / Seneca Lake, New York and Hobe Sound, Florida / Diane Parr

Her Majesty, the Horse Conch / Keewaydin Island, Florida / Sarah Rosenbaum @_discover_creation

Icy treasures / Northeastern USA / Beth J. Sanborn

Eye Candy / Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve / Sarah Rosenbaum @_discover_creation

Crashing Ocean, Blue Waves / Midcoast Maine / Linda Hardwick @l.k.hardwick

English Sea Star / Northeast Coast, England / April Westman


Vote for your favorite image

Each of these 14 beautiful photos will be in the 2027 Beachcombing Calendar, one for each month, one for the 2028 one-page calendar, and the winning image for the cover. Thank you to the photographers who submitted their photos in the contest and for everyone who votes for the cover photo.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

All images are used by permission and are the property of their respective owners.