About
Roo Lewis is a London-based portrait photographer whose work explores belief, identity, and community with empathy and curiosity. His acclaimed book Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club (GOST, 2023) uses UFO folklore to reflect on small-town hope and resilience. Known for his cinematic style and analogue techniques, Lewis’s portraits have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy. His work has been featured in Dazed, The Guardian, and Vogue. Through long-term projects, he captures the extraordinary in everyday lives with warmth, wit, and emotional depth.
Clients
Belstaff, Vogue, Toast, Island Records, The FT, Vice, Pets at Home, VW, PINK, Topshop, Sony, It’s Nice That, Waitrose, Airbnb, Forbes, The Observer, Wonderland, ELLE, American Express, Crack Magazine, Martell, Forbes, The Guardian, Audi, Hearst, Hachette, Runners World.
Selected Press
Dazed & Confused
BBC
BBC ii
CNN
Huck
The Guardian
AnOther
Evening Standard
Fisheye
Juxtapoz Magazine
Blind Magazine
Creative Review: Belstaff
Its Nice That: Sunshine Blessings
Its Nice That: Pets at Home
Contact
Represented by
BAILEY WADE (Worldwide)
Tom@baileywade.co.uk
hiroo@roolewis.com
Instagram @roolewis
Selected Exhibitions
Solo show 'Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club' Oriel Colwyn, Wales 2025
Solo show 'Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club' Photobook Cafe, London 2024
PhMuseum Days 2024 International Photography Festival in Bologna, Italy 2024
OFF Bratislava, 2024
IPA Winners 2024 Photo Fest (monograph), 2024
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, The National Portrait Gallery 2024
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, The National Portrait Gallery 2023
Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy 2021
Books
"Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club"
2023, GOST London
245 x 306 mm portrait
136 pages, 67 images
ISBN 978-1-910401-98-9
“Eat What You Grow"
2021, Hatchet London
192 Pages, ISBN: 9780857838988
“Forest: Walking Among Trees”
2019, Pavilion Books London
256 Pages, ISBN: 9781911595267
“Head Gardener”
2016, London
120 Page photo essay
About
Roo Lewis is a London-based portrait photographer whose work explores belief, identity, and community with empathy and curiosity. His acclaimed book Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club (GOST, 2023) uses UFO folklore to reflect on small-town hope and resilience. Known for his cinematic style and analogue techniques, Lewis’s portraits have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy. His work has been featured in Dazed, The Guardian, and Vogue. Through long-term projects, he captures the extraordinary in everyday lives with warmth, wit, and emotional depth.
Clients
Belstaff, Vogue, Toast, Island Records, The FT, Vice, Pets at Home, VW, PINK, Topshop, Sony, It’s Nice That, Waitrose, Airbnb, Forbes, The Observer, Wonderland, ELLE, American Express, Crack Magazine, Martell, Forbes, The Guardian, Audi, Hearst, Hachette, Runners World.
Selected Press
Dazed & Confused
BBC
BBC ii
CNN
Huck
The Guardian
AnOther
Evening Standard
Fisheye
Juxtapoz Magazine
Blind Magazine
Creative Review: Belstaff
Its Nice That: Sunshine Blessings
Its Nice That: Pets at Home
Contact
Represented by
BAILEY WADE (Worldwide)
Tom@baileywade.co.uk
hiroo@roolewis.com
Instagram @roolewis
Selected Exhibitions
Solo show 'Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club' Oriel Colwyn, Wales 2025
Solo show 'Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club' Photobook Cafe, London 2024
PhMuseum Days 2024 International Photography Festival in Bologna, Italy 2024
OFF Bratislava, 2024
IPA Winners 2024 Photo Fest (monograph), 2024
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, The National Portrait Gallery 2024
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, The National Portrait Gallery 2023
Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy 2021
Books
"Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club"
2023, GOST London
245 x 306 mm portrait
136 pages, 67 images
ISBN 978-1-910401-98-9
“Eat What You Grow"
2021, Hatchet London
192 Pages, ISBN: 9780857838988
“Forest: Walking Among Trees”
2019, Pavilion Books London
256 Pages, ISBN: 9781911595267
“Head Gardener”
2016, London
120 Page photo essay