No matter how many times you approach Port Talbot, it's always a striking sight: bisected by the M4, which snakes around hills and above rooftops, with (if you're travelling west) steep-sided green valleys and prominently positioned houses on your right and the enduring architecture of heavy industry on your left - chimneys billowing smoke, and beyond that the sea.
Needless to say, this unique place is also home to some unique characters, and in his new photobook Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club, Roo Lewis has sought to capture the spirit of what makes it so special. One of his aims was to counter negative perceptions, which involved taking the time to look more closely and getting on the town's wavelength: "You really have to understand the feeling and the culture and the emotion there." The images included in this BBC article certainly suggest that he's succeeded.
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