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Roger Tiley
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I’m a documentary photographer, educator and filmmaker. My career spans more than four decades.
I am a native of the south Wales valleys.
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One from my archive

Truck mechanic, Pennsylvania, 1998

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April 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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One from my archive

Pikeville High School American Football Team, Pike County, Kentucky USA 1997

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April 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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One from my archive.

Pikeville Gymnastics Club, Pike County, Kentucky USA 2002

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April 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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One from my archive over my photo career spanning 45 years.

The Bingham family, Hazard, Perry County, USA, 1997

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March 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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One from my archive over my photo career spanning 45 years.

Pennsylvania, USA, 1998.

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March 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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One from my archive over my photo career spanning 45 years.

Perry County, Kentucky, 2002

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March 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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One from my archive over my photo career spanning 45 years.

Underground fire in old mine workings.
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, 1998.

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March 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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From my archive of the last 45 years.

Coal plant engineer, Pennsylvania, 1998.

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March 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Retired miner picking scraps from the Celynen South Colliery in Newbridge, South Wales, 1983.

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March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Sunday School, Tabernacle Chapel, Ystradgynlais, Swansea Valley, South Wales, 1996.

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March 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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The old colliery town of Newbridge, Ebbw Valley, South Wales.

©Roger tiley 2025. All rights reserved.

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March 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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40 years on from he 1984/85 miners' strike, and former Maerdy miners march again with their heads held high.

photo: ©Roger Tiley 2025 all rights reserved

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March 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Miner's daughter. She proudly talks to me about her dad and the pit. 'The good old days.'

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March 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Great to be invited to exhibit at the indi gallery in Newport, South Wales. 'BLACK : coal in the valleys,' features my work photographing coal mines in the 80s.

The exhibition will include contact sheets; work prints made in the darkroom and some digitaly printed images.

#documentary #photography
January 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Happy New Year.
2025 will bring another busy and exciting year.
Check my website for new book publications and projects during the year.
www.rogertiley.com

#documentaryphotography #photobooks
January 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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The first photo of many for 2025. It will be another extremely busy year for my camera.

New Year's Day dip, New Quay, West Wales. 1 January 2025.

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January 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The Mari Lwyd tradition continues to be celebrated in various communities across Wales.

Part of a body of work for a book titled 'This River'.
Ystradgynlais, Swansea Valley, 2024

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December 27, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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Mari lloyd, a Welsh tradition.

Ystradgynlais, Swansea Valley, south Wales valleys, 2024.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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December 23, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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From my archive

Apparel worker resting at home after a long shift at the factory.

Charlestown, Virginia, USA. 1997

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From the book, 'Travelling Through Coal Creek'. (5th adition book run)
@www.2tenbooks.com

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December 19, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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One from my archive.
Carnival,Newport, south Wales, 1984.

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December 18, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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A photo from my archive.
Moslem funeral, Newport, south Wales, 1982

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#documentaryphotography
December 17, 2024 at 10:41 AM
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Great to have work published in this fantastic book alongside 16 established documentary photographers. Available in hard and soft back.
December 14, 2024 at 7:48 AM