Rhymney, 1975
Shopping in Blaina, 1972
Dowlais, 1972
Aberfan, 1973
Waiting for a bus, Brecon, 1976
Rogerstone Carnival, 1976
Lord Mayor's parade, Cardiff, 1976
Aberavon beach, 1976
Barry Show, 1976
Rhymney Carnival, 1976
Caeharris High Street, Dowlais, 1977
Walking to chapel on Sunday evening, Blaenavon, 1977
Porthcawl, 1977
Treharris, 1977
Abergavenny sheep sales, 1978
Bank holiday tug of war competition, Pill, Newport, 1978
After the Miners Gala parade, Cardiff, 1978
Anti-racism demonstration, Cardiff, 1978.
Preacher at Tenby beach, 1978
Pancake tossing competition, Newport, 1979
Wales v England match, Cardiff Arms Park, 1978
Farmers' wives at Abergavenny cattle market, 1971
Mr Parfitt (84), the last resident in this street of old ironworkers cottages, Blaenavon
Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, 1972
Admiring a baby at Llandeilo Agricultural Show, 1973
Neighbours in Blaen-y-Cwm, Rhondda Fawr, 1973
Dowlais Top, 1974
The redevelopment of Pill, Newport, 1974
Outdoor market, Newport, 1974
A corner shop in Splott, Cardiff, 1974
Girl minding a baby, Splott, Cardiff, 1974
Rugby fans mocking a street preacher outside Cardiff Arms Park, 1974
Tiger Bay, Cardiff. 1974
Pill, Newport, 1974
Pill, Newport, 1974
Cwmbran, 1974
Taf Fechan Hunt Show, Merthyr Tydfil, 1974
Male voice choir at Miners' Eisteddfod, Porthcawl, 1974
Rhymney, 1975
Shocked steelworkers are told that their plant is to be closed, Ebbw Vale, 1975
Point to point, Lower Machen, 1975
Blaenau Gwent Whitsun civic parade, Llanhilleth, 1975
Blaenavon carnival, 1975
Glamorous grandmother competition, Abertillery, 1975
Annual sheep sale, Abersychan, 1975
Aberbeeg, 1976
Llangibby Hunt, Tredunnock, 1977
Remembrance Sunday, Cardiff, 1979
Farming brothers William and Owen Morris, Trecastle
New Tredegar
Philipstown, New Tredegar
Salvation Army band, Bargoed, 1975
This is a selection from my book 'A Different Country'. The photographs were taken in South Wales during the 1970s when I worked for a local newspaper.
I believe that old photographs develop a special character. It’s a unique sheen imbued with the passage of time. Looking through these photographs today, four decades later, I find myself not only in a different time, but also in a different country.
Visit the Blurb website to purchase a copy - available in softcover and hardback. 102 pages, 96 photographs.
“... Wonderful Welsh pictures from the 70s …” - Wales Online
The evocative images in our gallery ... highlight a selection of Robins photography that capture a different era in Welsh culture, images frozen in time way before the hyper-connected age we live in now - British Culture Archive
"These photographs are miles above hackneyed whispers of the past ... Robin gets into the heart of the crowd and shows us things as they were" - Flashbak
"... a wonderful series of photographs..." - Manos Nokimos, Athens Voice
