King Edward VIII's love of the good life is well documented but few would have imagined that this extended to surfing on a tropical island. Until now. Grainy black and white images showing the then Prince of Wales surfing off Waikiki beach in 1920 have been published today for the first time outside of Hawaii.

The pictures are part of an exhibition at the new Museum of British Surfing which opens tomorrow. Alongside the incredible archive images of the prince, thought to be the earliest ever picture of a British surfer – royal or otherwise – are other vintage images from less famous early fans of the sport and other surf memorabilia charting the sport's evolution.

You're unlikely to have a royal or a famous novelist in your holiday albums, but if you have any "vintage" photographs of surfing from a family holiday – or from your parents or grandparents' holidays – we'd love you to share them with us, whether they are action shots, posing on the beach, or images depicting original boards. By "vintage" we mean any photos taken up until 1980.

How to send your photos

Send an email to your.photos@theguardian.com with "Vintage surfing" in the subject line. Please include your full name so we can credit you properly, and a caption explaining where the image was taken, who is in it and a brief description of the scene. Attach a high resolution jpeg or tiff photo file (maximum file size 20mb) to the email. A selection of your pictures will displayed in our online gallery.

We'll feature some of our favourite pictures from the group on theguardian.com/travel. By sending us your pictures you a) acknowledge that you have created the pictures or have permission to do so; and b) grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, free licence to publish your pictures as described. Copyright resides with you and you may reuse your pictures however you wish. Full terms and conditions.