Rob is a commercial and editorial photographer working in Ireland, the UK, and beyond.
He is known for telling stories about communities impacted by imperialism, deindustrialisation, and migration through collaborations with writers, sociologists, activists, and charities.
His work is represented for syndication worldwide by Panos Pictures.
Rob began his career in Egypt following the fall of the Mubarak government. His work during his time in Cairo earned him a contract with The Times, and he was based in London from 2013 to 2023. His work has been commissioned by and featured in major publications, including The Guardian, Le Monde, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair.
He has also collaborated with leading brands and charities, including multiple campaigns for Barclays and Macmillan, and extensively for The National Trust on everything from billboard campaigns to unit-stills. Since 2014, Rob has served as the official photographer for the Palestine Festival of Literature.
He is the recipient of several awards, including two Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Awards, the Times/Canon Young Photographer of the Year, and the Magnum Photos 30 Under 30 Award. He was recently shortlisted for the AIB Portrait Prize.
Rob has coauthored several publications, including Tilbury (2018), Removal: A Short Guide to the United Kingdom's Immigration Detention Estate (2017), and most recently, What Does a Jew Look Like? (2022)—a collection of portraits and interviews showcasing the diversity of Britain's Jewish population, published by Five Leaves Books in collaboration with Keith Kahn-Harris.
Rob holds an MA in Documentary Photography & Photojournalism from the London College of Communication, a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Leeds, and a PGCE in Secondary Education from Kingston University.