Clay Williams
@ultraclay.bsky.social
James Beard Award-Winning Photographer. Co-founder of Black Food Folks.
Member, Diversify Photo, mpw.74.
Literary Rep: Ekus Group.
Usually Brooklyn, NYC.
http://claywilliamsphoto.com
Member, Diversify Photo, mpw.74.
Literary Rep: Ekus Group.
Usually Brooklyn, NYC.
http://claywilliamsphoto.com
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Clay Williams
@ultraclay.bsky.social
· Nov 12
claywilliamsphoto.com
An introduction…
I’m Clay Williams, a James Beard Award-winning photographer documenting the food and hospitality community.
You’ll find my work in cookbooks, magazines, newspapers, and around the internet. My soon to be update portfolio is at claywilliamsphoto.com
I’m Clay Williams, a James Beard Award-winning photographer documenting the food and hospitality community.
You’ll find my work in cookbooks, magazines, newspapers, and around the internet. My soon to be update portfolio is at claywilliamsphoto.com
Party shots from the 8it Awards last week. Kind of loving the vibe. Flash x film is working for me.
Shot on #KodakGold, pushed two stops.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Shot on #KodakGold, pushed two stops.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Party shots from the 8it Awards last week. Kind of loving the vibe. Flash x film is working for me.
Shot on #KodakGold, pushed two stops.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Shot on #KodakGold, pushed two stops.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Indirect light was much more accurate than direct hard light. Will likely stick to bouncing light off ceilings and reflectors to keep things simple.
January 31, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Indirect light was much more accurate than direct hard light. Will likely stick to bouncing light off ceilings and reflectors to keep things simple.
Need to step up my color correction game if I shoot more food on film with lighting.
Dishes shot with lighting on Ektar pushed two stops and digital on a 5DIV.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Dishes shot with lighting on Ektar pushed two stops and digital on a 5DIV.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Need to step up my color correction game if I shoot more food on film with lighting.
Dishes shot with lighting on Ektar pushed two stops and digital on a 5DIV.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Dishes shot with lighting on Ektar pushed two stops and digital on a 5DIV.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Experimented with shooting food on film with lighting recently and got wild results with color balance and contrast. Not all bad, not all good, but lessons learned, for sure.
January 30, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Experimented with shooting food on film with lighting recently and got wild results with color balance and contrast. Not all bad, not all good, but lessons learned, for sure.
Visited the NYC Transit Museum for the first time in a million years today. Took the Hasselblad…
#believeinfilm 🎞️
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Visited the NYC Transit Museum for the first time in a million years today. Took the Hasselblad…
#believeinfilm 🎞️
#believeinfilm 🎞️
The daily grind. Butchery was one of my first regular subjects when I was starting to shoot food. Had a chance to return to it earlier this month.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The daily grind. Butchery was one of my first regular subjects when I was starting to shoot food. Had a chance to return to it earlier this month.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Stopped to take my camera out to photograph this truck. While I was framing it, this dude stopped, took his hood down and posed for me.
After I waved that I got it, he nodded and walked away.
Much better shot than the one I’d planned. Love those moments.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
After I waved that I got it, he nodded and walked away.
Much better shot than the one I’d planned. Love those moments.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 20, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Stopped to take my camera out to photograph this truck. While I was framing it, this dude stopped, took his hood down and posed for me.
After I waved that I got it, he nodded and walked away.
Much better shot than the one I’d planned. Love those moments.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
After I waved that I got it, he nodded and walked away.
Much better shot than the one I’d planned. Love those moments.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Inspired by the Seydou Keita show at @brooklynmuseum.org, I picked up some African textiles to use as backdrops for my portraits.
Looking forward to trying them out in my sessions. Especially that deep indigo.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Looking forward to trying them out in my sessions. Especially that deep indigo.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Inspired by the Seydou Keita show at @brooklynmuseum.org, I picked up some African textiles to use as backdrops for my portraits.
Looking forward to trying them out in my sessions. Especially that deep indigo.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Looking forward to trying them out in my sessions. Especially that deep indigo.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Portraits at the Black Consciousness Festival last month. We stumbled on it while traveling and decided to stick around.
Manaus, #Brazil. November 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Manaus, #Brazil. November 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Portraits at the Black Consciousness Festival last month. We stumbled on it while traveling and decided to stick around.
Manaus, #Brazil. November 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Manaus, #Brazil. November 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Just got my film back from a month in #Brazil and I’m seriously questioning why I came home.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
#believeinfilm 🎞️
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just got my film back from a month in #Brazil and I’m seriously questioning why I came home.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Portraits of Pastry Chef Camari Mick in my studio last month.
Shot on my Hasselblad on #kodakgold and #HP5Plus.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Shot on my Hasselblad on #kodakgold and #HP5Plus.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Portraits of Pastry Chef Camari Mick in my studio last month.
Shot on my Hasselblad on #kodakgold and #HP5Plus.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
Shot on my Hasselblad on #kodakgold and #HP5Plus.
#believeinfilm 🎞️
How many times is too many to run film through traditional x-rays?
Planning out a trip where I’m going to have six flights and probably won’t be able to get around putting my film through the X-ray for any of them.
Mostly 100 & 200 speed.
#believeinfilm
Planning out a trip where I’m going to have six flights and probably won’t be able to get around putting my film through the X-ray for any of them.
Mostly 100 & 200 speed.
#believeinfilm
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How many times is too many to run film through traditional x-rays?
Planning out a trip where I’m going to have six flights and probably won’t be able to get around putting my film through the X-ray for any of them.
Mostly 100 & 200 speed.
#believeinfilm
Planning out a trip where I’m going to have six flights and probably won’t be able to get around putting my film through the X-ray for any of them.
Mostly 100 & 200 speed.
#believeinfilm
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Reposted by Clay Williams
Howard University’s Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival: Gordon Parks and Black Religious Life is the first exhibit devoted to Gordon Parks’ images of Black American religious and spiritual life.
Contributor Coley Gray talks with curator Dr. Melanee C. Harvey:
Contributor Coley Gray talks with curator Dr. Melanee C. Harvey:
Gordon Parks’ Photography Continues to Inspire Activism and Human Connection
Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival is the first exhibit substantially devoted to Gordon Parks’ images of Black American spiritual life.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Howard University’s Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival: Gordon Parks and Black Religious Life is the first exhibit devoted to Gordon Parks’ images of Black American religious and spiritual life.
Contributor Coley Gray talks with curator Dr. Melanee C. Harvey:
Contributor Coley Gray talks with curator Dr. Melanee C. Harvey:
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Love a green backdrop. More portraits from Southern Smoke last weekend.
Houston. October 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️ #portraits
Houston. October 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️ #portraits
October 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Love a green backdrop. More portraits from Southern Smoke last weekend.
Houston. October 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️ #portraits
Houston. October 2025.
#believeinfilm 🎞️ #portraits