Roo Lewis is photographer based in North London. His previous projects have ranged from documenting Druids in the West Country, Hollywood Jesus in LA and Elvis Tribute artists in Wales. He has worked with publications such as Vogue, The Guardian, and VICE amongst others, and been commissioned by brands including Toast, Island Records, Belstaff, Sony and Martell.
His work has appeared at the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy.
Roo’s long-term projects are developed by building trust with communities, conveying his subjects with empathy, emotion and integrity which is further emphasised by employing an analogue approach.
Over a period of two years Roo photographed the Welsh town of Port Talbot which, according to actor Michael Sheen, has an ‘extremely high number of UFO sightings’. However, the resulting book Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club(published by GOST in 2023) is not a study of UFO sightings but instead uses the phenomena as a starting point to explore the people, landscape and folklore of the town…
© Roo Lewis
© Roo Lewis
TALK PHOTO is a fortnightly evening social event in Oriel Colwyn’s gallery space, where invited speakers are here IN PERSON to share presentations and insights about their work or projects, with a friendly intimate audience.
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