Dorset photographer captures Durdle Door 'sunstar'

Jack Lodge said he has been visiting the arches to try and capture this moment every winter for the past four years

A photographer has captured the "epic" moment the sun passed through the Durdle Door arches.

Jack Lodge has tried to photograph this position of the sunrise, called a sunstar, for the past four years.

He said the moment is "iconic" for photographers, because it is only possible to capture over a few weeks in the winter.

Mr Lodge explained it took him "endless attempts".

He explained: "That's the beauty of landscape photography, it keeps bringing you back for more as no two outings are ever the same."

Mr Lodge said conditions for photographing the sunstar were 'the best he'd ever seen'

The Dorset-based photographer visited Durdle Door to try to catch the sunrise on Tuesday.

He said: "Arriving under dark grey skies and the smallest of gaps just above the horizon, there was little hope which is all we need as landscape photographers.

"Low and behold, 15 minutes after sunrise and bam, the light broke through and illuminated the untouched beach, casting the most incredible glow on the sea spray as it burst through the archway."

Mr Lodge said it was an "epic morning," adding: "You don't get many like this, well, in fact, I've been trying for years."

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