Oliver Roberts is a multi award-winning journalist, photographer and content writer born in Johannesburg, South Africa and now living in Hampshire, UK. He has written about and photographed a wide range of subjects and people, from nudists, asexuals and suicide survivors, to sex workers, Wiccans and UFO hunters.
His desire to write about things from firsthand experience has, among other things, seen him become a department store Santa Claus for a day, take part in a paranormal investigation, ride a rodeo bull and train with New York Marathon winner Hendrick Ramala.
His list of notable interviews includes William Shatner, John Cleese, Pharrell Williams, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jackie Collins, Arianna Huffington, Howard Marks, Richard E Grant, William Kentridge, Professor Brian Cox and Paul Theroux.
AWARDS
2014 Standard Bank Arts Writing Award
2010 Mondi Journalism Award for Feature Writing - 'The Quest to be One'
2008 Mondi Journalism Award for Creative Journalism - 'Don't Look Down'
EXHIBITION
2017 #overnightrush at FotoZA Gallery, sponsored by Leica