Professional/Personal Overview
Clay Williams, the Brooklyn-based photographer and blogger known online as UltraClay, covers music, events & nightlife and food. His photos have appeared in Brownstoner, Gothamist, Brooklyn Based and Brokelyn. He is a regular contributor to Midtown Lunch and is the New York Nightlife Photographer for Examiner.com. Clay is available for events, weddings, editorial and advertising.
Work Info
Expertise
Photographer
4 Years
Writer
6 Years
Social Media
5 Years
Specialty
Travel
3 Years
Entertainment
5 Years
Food
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
5 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Edible Brooklyn/Manhattan (11+), Midtown Lunch (11+), Bon Appetit (1-2), Travel + Leisure (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
ScoutMob (11+), New York Tech Meetup (1-2)
Computer Skills
Photo Mechanic, Mac OS X, Aperture,
Equipment
Macbook Pro, Canon 5D Mark II, EF 24-70 f/2.8, EF 50mm f/1.2, EF 100mm Macro f/2.8, Speedlite 580EX II
Foreign Language Skills
Moderate Spanish
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere.
Work Samples
Published Photos
(Edible Manhattan , 11/6/2012)
Photos at a private dinner party cooked by a chef found via Kitchensurfing.
(Edible Brooklyn , 6/15/2012)
A feature spread inspired in part by my personal photo project, Food/Work in which I've been photographing the behind the scenes work that goes into our food.
(New York Times , 1/17/2012)
Photo of Soup dumplings with black truffles at RedFarm.
(Bon Appetit , 8/18/2011)
I photographed Michelin-starred chef, David Kinch demonstrating how to make the savory beignets he serves at Manresa.
(Edible Brooklyn , 7/28/2011)
Photos from Edible Brooklyn's Good Beer event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Photo Writing
(Foodspotting , 7/6/2011)
A collection of tips and tricks for amateur food photographers to make better photographs of their food in restaurants.
Event Photography
(Midnight Brunch , 1/27/2013)
Event photos from pop up supper club, Midnight Brunch.