Clay Williams
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Clay Williams
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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
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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
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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.

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October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Up the Hudson River.
Kingston, NY. October 2025.

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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:
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
Behind the bar.
Philadelphia. October 2025.

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October 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Food on Film. Some dishes from Monday in Philly.

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October 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Tourists in the City.
New York. October 2025.

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October 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Love a green backdrop. More portraits from Southern Smoke last weekend.

Houston. October 2025.

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October 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Food on Film. Last weekend at and around the Southern Smoke Festival.

Houston. October 2025.

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October 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Chef Portraits in the brush at Discovery Green last weekend.
Houston, TX. October 2025.

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October 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Reds & Blues.
Sunset Park, Brooklyn. September 2025.

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October 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Wandering around the Menil Collection on Sunday.
Houston, TX. October 2025.

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October 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Museum-hopping.
Dallas, TX. September 2025.

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October 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This site has been acting up when I try to post images. Let’s see if it works better on the app…
October 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sunset Park moments.
Brooklyn. Summer 2024.

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October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Fly your flag.
Philadelphia. September 2025.

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October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
West Philly Mosque.
#Philadelphia. September 2025.

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September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Markets of #SunsetPark.
Brooklyn. 2020.

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September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hazy light in the West Village.
NYC. September 2025.

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September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Garibaldi statue.
Washington Square Park, NYC. September 2025.

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September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Classic vibes on expired film.
NYC. September 2025.

Shot on ten year old Tri-X 400.
(Metered at 320)

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September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Midtown Street Vendors.
New York. September 2025.

Shot on #hp5Plus

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September 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Views of San Francisco.
December 2022.

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September 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Outdoor dining.
Philadelphia. 2021.

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September 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Bodega Shelves.
Brooklyn. Spring 2024.

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September 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
That time I set up a makeshift photo studio at Bayhaven Food & Wine Festival.
Charlotte, NC. October 2022.

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September 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM