Ben Roberts

Amazon Unpacked . 2013

photos: © Ben Roberts . + Ben Roberts . Financial Times

I was sent on assignment by the Financial Times Weekend Magazine to photograph people and places in and around Rugeley. A former coal mining town, Rugeley has struggled during the UK’s current recession, with high unemployment being a particular problem. The arrival of Amazon to occupy a huge warehouse in the town was originally seen as being a boost to the local economy, but has it turned out that way?
Ben Roberts