Robin Weaver | South Wales, 1970s
Robin Weaver studied photography at Newport College of Art in the 1970s. After graduating, Robin worked as a photographer for The South Wales Argus. Aside from his day job covering news and local events, Robin’s main interest was documenting the everyday lives of the people in and around the towns and valleys of South Wales.
Robin’s stunning photos of South Wales in the 1970s capture a different era in Welsh culture – faces and places that are no longer with us, images frozen in time before the onset of the hyper-connected world we live in today.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
“I believe that old images develop a special character – a unique sheen imbued by the passage of time. Looking through these photographs today, I find myself not only in a different time, but also in a different country.” – Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Photo © Robin Weaver.
Gallery first published 12th December, 2017. © Robin Weaver / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved.
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