We chatted to the man behind the viral dolphin photo
Finn Hopson took the breathtaking photo near the West Pier
This week, a photograph of a dolphin leaping out of the sea at the West Pier has gone viral.
The photograph, taken at about 3pm on Thursday 10th March,was captured by Finn Hopson. Finn runs Brighton Photography – a photography studio in the arches on the seafront, near the West Pier. A neighbour told him they had seen a dolphin, so he immediately ran out of the studio with his camera to capture it.
The species seen is known as a common dolphin, which, according to the BDMLR (British Divers Marine Life Rescue) is usually found off the South and North-West coasts of England, the west coast of Scotland, Ireland, the Irish Sea and in the western English Channel. It is rare for them to be found in the eastern English Channel – lucky us!
Courtesy of Finn Hopson
We spoke to Finn about the chance encounter.
Is this the sort of thing that happens often, have you ever seen a dolphin in Brighton before?