mike.gray
As an emerging film photographer with a spark for ingenuity, Mike enthralls the viewer with his cinematic stills, close up portraiture, and staged scenes. Although Gray recently began to focus more intently on photography, he embarked on an exploration into the creative/artistic realm a decade prior. He is best known for elevating people of color by drawing on historic events of the past to inspire his concepts. In this vein, he molds his own narrative in each photo he takes, warping the past to weave a better future. His recreations of historical moments elevate ordinary people to compelling figures of power. Gray’s images, layered with shock value and meaning, enable him to comment on the political and social systems of our current and past generations. with so much achieved from the first year and a half of his photography career. Mike will continue to push the narrative for the culture, and make it a priority that his voice is heard.