Jomo Fray

Jomo Fray

Cinematographer. Born 18 September 1988 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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18 September 1988, Worcester, Massachusetts

Biography

Jomo Fray is an American cinematographer. He studied political theory and Africana studies at Brown University and received an MFA in cinematography from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Fray has worked as director of photography on Selah and the Spades (2019), Port Authority (2019) and All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023). He served as second-unit director of photography on The Underground Railroad (2021). For his work on Nickel Boys (2024), directed by RaMell Ross, he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer.

He was named one of Filmmaker magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2018 and one of American Cinematographer’s Rising Stars of Cinematography in 2022. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Jomo Fray is known for The Underground Railroad (2021), The History of Sound (2025), Selah and the Spades (2019) and Port Authority (2019).