Romeo Okwara is a Nigerian-born artist, filmmaker, and photographer based in Detroit, Michigan. He is the founder of Middle Gray and is currently pursuing an MFA in Photography at Cranbrook Academy of Art. His work combines documentary photography and film to build visual narratives exploring culture, memory, and place, informed by his early childhood in Nigeria, his life in Detroit, and his former NFL career.


: https://www.romeookwara.com/
: @romeookwara
: romeo@middlegray.us

Sophie-Russell Jeffrey (Director)

Sophie Russell-Jeffrey is a British-born artist and photographer based in Detroit, Michigan. She is the Director and Programme Manager of Middle Gray, bringing experience in archives, photographic festivals, and studio management. She holds a BA in Photography from Oxford Brookes University and recently completed her MFA in Photography at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Alongside her role, she maintains her own practice exploring architecture and the remnants of sexual and domestic violence, interrogating what evidence is and how these experiences leave traces shaped by cultural teachings.


: https://sophie-rj.com/
: @sophie.jeffreyyy
: sophie@middlegray.us