A paragliding instructor who fell 1,500m (5,000ft) has opened an exhibition of his paintings that he describes as a “love letter to being alive”.

Jonny Fox from Brighton had been competing in the British Paragliding Championships in September 2023 when he had his accident.

The display at The Crypt Gallery in Seaford is entitled Back Story and showcases the 50-year-old’s determination to stand for long enough to create landscape oil paintings, which he says aided his recovery.

“After my accident my world shrank immeasurably,” he said. “My thoughts were not more than five minutes into the future, and painting has just opened up everything again to me.”

‘How painting helped me heal after 5,000ft fall’, BBC