Ben Roberts
Photographer

I visited Slovakia's capital Bratislava in October 2008, as it stood on the cusp of full entry into the EU monetary system. I saw a country striving to embrace a brash new economy while not forgetting it's traditional roots.

Born in reaction to the UK's first widespread racial attacks, The Notting Hill Carnival has grown to be the 2nd biggest street festival in the world. In 2008 I spent two days engrossed in the carnival from start to finish. These images are an attempt to depict both the joy and...
[view Carnival]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, can be translated as 'Muddy Confluence'. Situated on the junction of the Gombak and Klang rivers, the geographical confluence is mirrored in the ethnic diversity of the metropolis. With three major ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese and Indian) and...
[view Confluence]

Photographs from a short road trip through Georgia and Tennessee.

A 24hr road trip from Brooklyn to Philadelphia - May 2010

One thing that I cherish as a photographer is the prospect of an unplanned collision - that fleeting moment when I see a person who I know I want to photograph - an initial fear, a conversation, then a short period of mutual trust before going our separate ways; sometimes thes...
[view Of Chance Encounters]

September 2007: 'Come to my club night on wednesday night' said Dan. I thought why not? 6 months later I was spat out of the other end with bags under my eyes and 12,000 photographs to edit. My short journey into London's indie and electro scene swiftly became addictive. Set t...
[view One More Night]

Winter in Central Ontario

There's one thing that Western Australian's have in spades, and that's space. Perth is one of the worlds most sprawling cities, stretching over 120km from North to South and covering 100,00 hectares. A side effect of this low density population is that people rely on cars to g...
[view Petrol Heads]

Each year in early July, the Basque town of Pamplona explodes in a week long celebration to mark San Fermin, a festival in honour of Saint Fermin, the patron saint of the Navarre region. During the opening party, the streets are a riot of sangria, music and dancing - with the ...
[view San Fermin]

These are troubled times for man ? increasingly we are being forced to be introspective about our role in the world and it?s ecosystems. Global warming is becoming a real threat. The boundaries of what is acceptable behaviour by corporations and individuals are the source of m...
[view Superpit]

'Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before...'

from The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe

I signed up to flickr.com in early 2006, with the intention of using it as a place to archive my photographs. I didn't expect that it would lead to a series of offline encounters that have led to enduring friendships. This is a record of some of the people that I have met thro...
[view Thx For The Add]

Have Camera, Will Travel.

Throughout the summer, tens of thousands of people flock to Bournemouth at the weekends.

No longer merely a quiet place to retire, Bournemouth has in the last ten years become a focus for partying. After the UK relaxed it's licensing laws a few months ago, Bournemouth...
[view Weekenders]