Brighton Seafront Photography Exhibition
08 June 2026
What’s really happening beneath the surface, just beyond Brighton’s shoreline? Secrets Beneath the Sea is a new public exhibition on Brighton seafront, shining a light on the extraordinary marine life living close to where we live.
Created in collaboration with Sussex Wildlife Trust, Wayforward Brighton and Locate Productions, the exhibition rethinks how nature photography is experienced in public space.
Moving beyond traditional formats, it brings together nine curated cultural themes, each offering a different lens on the rich and often overlooked ecosystems along the Sussex coast.
Images above © Paul Parsons
The exhibition invites audiences to connect more deeply with this marine life, not as something distant or abstract, but as part of a shared, local environment.
As Angus Light, founder of Locate Productions, puts it:
“One of the big challenges for the nature recovery movement is how to reach new audiences. Presenting nature photography with a creative twist that appeals to a younger crowd and to people who might not normally engage with this subject is a really exciting way to do this. And having it in a public space, free and accessible 24 hours a day for five weeks, makes it even more powerful. I can’t wait to see the reaction it gets.”
Installed at the Seafront Gallery pillars in front of the Brighton Photography Gallery & next to the i360, the exhibition is free and open to the public from Monday 15 June to Sunday 19 July.
Featuring photography from a collective of leading underwater image-makers, including Paul Naylor, Piers Fearick, Alexander Mustard, Caroline Weir and more, Secrets Beneath the Sea offers a rare glimpse into the biodiversity thriving just beyond the shoreline.
Join us for the launch event and be part of the conversation on Thursday 18th June 17:00-20:00
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Image © Paul Parsons
