About
Sophie Russell-Jeffrey (b. 2000) is a British photographer and artist currently based in Metro Detroit. Jeffrey obtained her BA (Hons) in Photography from Oxford Brookes University, UK, where she was a recipient of The Dr David Eustace award (2022). Jeffrey is currently studying for her MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI, USA (2025). She has been published by The British Journal of Photography (2023) and The Amateur Photographers Magazine for the APOY23 portraiture award (2023). Her work has been exhibited in group shows in the UK and US, some of these include: Women and Photography, Photo Oxford Festival, Oxford, UK (2021), Five Photographers,Richard Hamilton, Oxford, UK (2022), Photo +, Forum Gallery, MI, USA (2024) and Into, Forum Gallery, MI, USA (2024).
Through emotional and architectural interrogation, Sophie Russell-Jeffrey’s work navigates the complexities between individuals and their environments. Their projects are conversational and intimate, often documenting the insecurities of private experience. They combine image and text to narrate the intricate lives of those they meet, touching on adolescent addiction and disordered patterns. The work fosters a transparency and exchange of consensual interrogation, all of which bring into question the ethics of documentation and photography.