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Finn Hopson

@finnhop.bsky.social
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Halfway between the South Downs and the sea. Photographer with a gallery on Brighton beach, come and say hello. www.brightonphotography.com finnhopson.substack.com

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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 20h
Three fields and ten trees on the South Downs. One of a small series of pictures made as part my ongoing ‘Fieldwork’ series, all taken in the middle of bright sunny days with little cloud, no shadows and no more than two or three colours within the frame.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New woodwork. Two pictures from an exploratory wander through a recently rearranged woodland. A tangle of wind toppled trees and man made mountains of undergrowth. Messy in the best way. #sussex #southdowns
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We all love sweeping generalisations.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A man in a face covering talks to another man who is looking disappointedly at a small box he is holding. Man 1 “What's that?”. Man 2 “Baklava. I misread the WhatsApp”
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Petrichore - the name for the work involved in being first to get on social media and say how nice it smells after the rain.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I think this is really good.
theguardian.com
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nigel Garage.
A garage with a huge England flag flapping around from a window above.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Latest gallery newsletter just went out. Some new work, a new exhibition outside on the beach, and a birthday discount to celebrate us making it to 12 years old! mailchi.mp/brightonphot...
Brighton and Hove seafront as seen from the sea at the end of a summer day. A glint of golden sunshine reflecting from a building across the blue sea.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Half an hour of tonight’s sunset over the Downs. (As seen by precariously balanced phone on the attic windowsill!)
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Stay cool #Brighton.
A seagull standing in a perfect round piece of shade, just the right size for a seagull.
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TheNewDomShow @thenewdomshow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Tell Jabba I'll get him his money..."
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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Detailing.. #paintingprigress
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 17/03/2026
Today is the Spring Equilux for the southern half of the UK, where daylight is closest to 12 hours From tomorrow, days will be longer than the nights until late September Check out the explainer here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=3Oc5...
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Pair of fighter jets just whizzed along Brighton beach. Slightly unsettling.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Waving 🌊👋. A new addition to the gallery this weekend. From a choppy swim out beyond the end of everything.
A photograph of the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs in Sussex, as seen from the perspective of a sea swimmer in choppy sea.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Out there somewhere Elon has a team of engineers working on a tiny, useless submarine to carry oil round the Straits of Hormuz.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
High tide, Hove.
A photograph taken on a calm day in the sea. It shows the very tops of a few vaguely recognisably Hove buildings just poking up above the gentle swell of the water.
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Thirty seconds of #Brighton sea.
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Now for my last, soothing, bedtime check on The War so I can really lie awake and think about it
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Some new things for spring. The latest gallery newsletter from a very sunny #Brighton beach. eepurl.com/jAGDFI
A starling murmuration next to Brightons palace pier, as seen from the sea
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
*Dons shorts until October*
A screen grab of a weather forecast showing sunshine in Brighton all day for the first time in a decade. Maybe longer.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Brighton would be much improved if we had the courage to do this.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Two pictures from the sea in #Brighton on Wednesday. The beach was packed, and everyone was smiling for the first time in about three months. Went for a swim after work, watched the birds, saw a few friendly faces up there on the pier and cycled home without getting rained on. More of this please.
A starling murmuration over Brighton pier, as seen from the sea. A starling murmuration over Brighton pier, as seen from the sea. Lots of people lined up along the pier to watch the starlings overhead.
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
youtu.be/IOi7um5PtMY?...
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The Day Today - Crisis Correspondent Spartacus Mills
YouTube video by sargant
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
High point of the book tour so far: suggesting on Radio 4 that billionaires be hunted for sport and not having one person disagree.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Riding a cargo bike down Brighton's hills in torrential rain. Weaving round floating wheelie bins and hidden potholes like a budget bobsled run.
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The pause after you've clicked on on that 'Verifying you are human' thing where there's a flicker of self-doubt but you also can't help thinking about some incredible possibilities.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
We're having a little sale at the gallery this month. Last chance to buy lots of my pictures of #Brighton and the #SouthDowns before they're archived. Ends on Monday. Only one of each available. 35% off. www.brightonphotography.com/archive-sale
A grid of 20 pictures of Brighton from our archive sale.A grid of 16 pictures pf the South Downs that are included in our sale.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
End of Terra… A favourite picture of Birling Gap as seen from the ever encroaching sea.
A photograph of the end of a terrace of houses as seen from the sea at Birling Gap. The camera is half submerged and the houses appear to be sinking into the sea, which they will do one day soon!
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A screenshot of a news article about sand appearing at the usually pebble covered beach at Birling Gap. A screenshot from a few hours later reporting that the cliffs had collapsed and people were stranded on the new sandy beach.
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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I know the city needs the visitors and cash but this privatisation of public green space for long periods does feel like it should be questioned more - it happens in parks all over the city.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Thirty seconds of sea.
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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Wednesday, a day of the week, derives from Old English 'Wōdnesdæg' & literally means 'Look after yourself, the news is optional'.
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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
A few distant views of the wind farm off the Sussex coast. #photography #landscape
Dark sky, sea, wind turbines, sunlight.
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Niall McDiarmid @niallmcdiarmid.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Breakfast - Niall McDiarmid I was looking for beauty and simplicity in my own home. The first meal of the day, a daily ritual, started to present itself as a natural still life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWFI...
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Breakfast by Niall McDiarmid
YouTube video by Tom Booth Woodger
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
January swimming is just trying to find the gaps between unswimmable bad weather and unswimmable sewage discharges. Thanks Southern Water!
A screenshot of a number of sewage discharge alerts for Brighton and Hove on 7th,8th,9th and 13th Jan.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This nest in a tree outside my bedroom looks a bit like some sort of demon twig bird.
A bird nest that looks like a demon twig bird.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Cycling home through the woods tonight. Wet, cold, kinda fun.
A blurry picture of a path disappearing into woodland at night, illuminated only by a headlight on my bike. A blurry picture of a path disappearing into woodland at night, illuminated only by a headlight on my bike.
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
As the whole of Cornwall hunkers down for 100mph winds, I can't help but notice the people opposite have put their recycling out.
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Oh gawd it's January, which means my book is coming out in paperback on the 29th! Waterstones are doing an exclusive edition with red edges, a prequel chapter AND the first chapter of the sequel, The Hoard and can be pre-ordered THUSLY: www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...
Cover of exclusive Pagans edition for Waterstones
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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Oof.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Hope so. And no.
theguardian.com
Are UK buy-to-let landlords dying out – and should we care?
Higher taxes and tougher regulations have led to the disappearance of tens of thousands of rental properties
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Woke up to the lightest dusting of snow in Brighton. A rare treat down here by the sea. Here’s a couple of pictures of the edge of town and the South Downs beyond, as seen from the bedroom window!
A photograph of snow dusted suburban rooftops and a snowy hillside beyond. One yellow house stands out among the white. A photograph of snow dusted suburban rooftops and a snowy hillside beyond.
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Part owned by a guy who loudly backed Brexit. Wonder if that could possibly have had anything to do with fewer tourists, a knackered economy and an increase in costs?
theguardian.com
Brighton’s historic Palace Pier up for sale as tourist numbers fall
BPG hopes to find buyer for Grade II-listed structure by summer after slump in profits and rising costs
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Silent light. A midwinter wander round the neighbourhood. Merry Christmas all! open.substack.com/pub/finnhops...
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Silent Light
Hol(lingbur)y Night
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Finn Hopson @finnhop.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Happy winter solstice. Summer is coming…
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