EDUCATION

2013 MPS, School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY

1996 BFA, School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY

1994 Marchutz School for Painting and Drawing, Aix-en-Provence, France (French language courses)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (*indicates a class taught more than once)

2025 - Present Asst. Professor

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Courses Taught: Lighting Control and Manipulation*, Portfolio Development*, Wet Plate Collodion*

2014 - 2025 Sr. Lecturer

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Courses Taught: Lighting Control and Manipulation*, Advertising 1*, Portfolio Development, Outside the Box*, Digital Tech Workshop*, Music Photography Workshop*, Video for Photographs, DSLR Video, Elements of Advertising*, Sports Photography, Wet Plate Collodion, Advertising 2*, New York City Field Trip*

2007-2017 Adjunct Faculty

School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY

Courses Taught: Studio Lighting,* Editorial Photography,* Location Photography,* and Summer High School Advanced Placement Classes*

2014 - 2025 Consultant, Lighting Expert, and Instructor

Creative Live Online, Seattle, Washington

Courses Taught: One Light Wonder, High Speed Photography, Lighting with Gels.

This online platform has over 10 million students, and over 38,000 have subscribed to my lessons.

2025 School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2024 Hip Hop Til Infinity, Mass Appeal, Los Angeles, CA, URL

2024 Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry, American Museum of Natural History, NYC, NY, URL

2024. 212 Photography Istanbul Photography Program Beyond the Spotlight: Chronicles in Music History, Istanbul, Turkey, URL

2024 School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2024 Get Rich or Die Tryin, ONTHEMOVE, Cortona Photo Festival, Cortona, Italy, URL

2023. School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2023. Hip Hop Show, Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY, URL

2022 Hip-Hop: Conscious Unconscious, Fotografiska, NYC, NY, URL

2022. School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2021. School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2021 Contact High, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, URL

2020 Contact High, International Center of Photography, NYC, NY, URL

2020 School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2019 Contact High Annenberg Foundation, LA, CA, URL

2019 School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, Rochester, NY

2019 Grunge, Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY, URL

2018 School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2017. School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2016 School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2015. School of Photographic Arts and Science Faculty Exhibition, SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2015 SPORT, School of Visual Arts Gallery, NYC, NY, URL

2013. Connecting Ends, School Of Visual Arts, Gramercy Gallery, NYC, NY, URL

1997. New York - New Work, Muzeum Historii Fotografii, Krakow, Poland

1996. Mentors, Art Directors Club, NYC, NY

1995. Vertigo, The Tunnel, NYC, NY

PUBLICATIONS featuring my images

75 Years of Atlantic Records, written by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, published by Taschen, 2025, URL

30 YEARS OF SLAM: The Definition of Basketball Culture, by Denis Page, published by SLAM Media Inc., 2024, URL

LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness, written by LL COOL J, Vikki Tobak, and Alec Banks, published by Rizzoli, 2023, URL

Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History, written by Vikki Tobak, published by Taschen, 2022, URL

Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap, edited by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, published by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2021, URL

Hip-Hop Illmortals, written by Bonz Malone, published by Illmortal Brands, 2002, URL

The Art of the X-Files, introduction by William Gibson, published by Harper Entertainment, 1998, URL

CuratORIAL EXPERIENCE

2025 Outside the Box, Refinery Gallery, Rochester, NY, URL

2024 Music Photo Showcase, Fugo, Rochester, NY, URL 2022 Exhibition Curator, Music Photo Showcase, Melo, Rochester, NY

2022 Exhibition Curator, Music Photo Showcase, Melo, Rochester, NY

2016 Exhibition Curator, Plastic Crucible, Makers Gallery, URL

AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

2024 CAD FEAD Grant

2024 Dean’s Thumb Tack Award

2024 Ronald and Mabel Francis Professorship

2023 First Place, Abbey Road Music Photography Awards

2023 Artist Residency at the C-Scape Dune Shack, Provincetown, MA

2024 Nominated for RIT’s Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

2023 Nominated for RIT’s Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

2022 Nominated for RIT’s Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

2020 Nominated for RIT’s Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

2017 Best Photo Stories of 2017, ESPN, 2017, URL

Gallery Affiliations

Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY, URL

Foley Galley, NYC, NY, URL

Heart of Gold Gallery, Mt Pleasant, SC, URL

Mr. Musichead, Los Angeles, CA, URL

Bonham’s Auction House, NYC, NY, URL

Collections

William B Hunt, NYC, NY

Neigel Maister, Rochester, NY

Works are also held in private collections: Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, England, France, Spain, Poland, and Canada.

Lectures and Artist talks (selected)

DEI in the Classroom, Society of Photographic Education Conference, Reno, NV, 2025, URL

Gallery Talk, City Art Space, The Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Dec. 2024, URL

Artist Talk, Monroe County Community College, Rochester, NY, 2023,

Artist Talk, The Dept. of Photography + Visual Media at Austin County Community College, Austin, TX, 2019, URL

Gallery Talk, The Jump Off, The Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY, 2019, URL

Artist Talk, ASMP Experts and Masters, Adorama, NYC, NY, 2018, URL

Artist Talk, School of Visual Arts Lecture Series, NYC, NY, 2017, URL

Gallery Talk, The 3rd Rail, The Foley Gallery, NYC, NY, 2015, URL

Artist Talk, Eddie Adams Workshop, Jeffersonville, NY, 2010

Artist Talk, Eddie Adams Workshop, Jeffersonville, NY, 2009

Artist Talk, Eddie Adams Workshop, Jeffersonville, NY, 2008

Artist Talk, Eddie Adams Workshop, Jeffersonville, NY, 2007

Periodicals and ASSIGNMENTS (selected)

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Cooper Flagg, 2025

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Jaylen Brown, 2025, URL

Rochester Institute of Technology, Kwaku Alston, 2025, URL

Magician Joel Greenwich, Rochester, NY, 2025, URL

Centro-Mower, Syracuse, NY, 2024, URL

Dawson Knox, TMARK-Fifteen, Buffalo, NY, URL

Flying Object, Rochester, NY, 2024, URL

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Shohei Ohtani, 2024, URL

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Detroit Lions, 2024, URL

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Blake Corum, 2023, URL

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Jaylen Hurts, 2023, URL

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Jake Paul, 2023, URL

Sports Illustrated, Bills Tailgating, 2023, URL

Jack West, NUMB, Bonfire Music Group, 2022, URL

Sports Illustrated, Katie Taylor, 2022, URL

Brass Against the Machine, Works Entertainment, NYC, 2022, URL

ESPN Magazine, Feature, Stefon Diggs, 2020, URL

Bon Jovi, 2020, Island Records, NYC, NY, URL

Norah Jones, Blue Note Records, 2019, URL

ESPN Magazine, Feature, Spencer Dinwiddie, 2019, URL

Modern Luxury, Kate Hamill, 2019, URL

Posture Magazine, Andres Serrano, 2018, URL

Surface Magazine, Wendal Castle, 2017, URL

The Players Tribune, Zaire Franklin, 2017, URL

New York Magazine, DJ Khaled, 2016, URL

Sports Illustrated, The Rex Effect, 2015, URL

Improper Bostonian Magazine, Cover, Timothy Hutton, 2015, URL

Improper Bostonian Magazine, Cover, Uzo Aduba, 2014

Sports Illustrated, Carmelo Anthony, 2014, URL

Rides Magazine, Cover, Lil Wayne, 2014, URL

Sports Illustrated, Cover, Denis Rodman, 2013, URL

XXL Magazine, Cover, A$AP Rocky, 2013, URL

Improper Bostonian Magazine, Cover, Anthony Bourdain, 2011, URL

ESPN Magazine, Feature, Backyard Fighting, 2011, URL

SLAM Magazine, Cover, Iverson, 2011, URL

Revolver Magazine, Cover, Avenged Sevenfold, 2010

Newsweek Magazine, Cover, Man Up!, 2010, URL

Rolling Stone, In the studio with Courtney Love, 2009, URL

SLAM Magazine, Kobe Bryant, 2006, URL

XXL Magazine, Cover, Jay-Z, 2005, URL

SLAM Magazine, Chris Webber, 2003, URL

SLAM Magazine, Jason Kidd, 2003, URL

SLAM Magazine, Gary Payton, 2003, URL

SLAM Magazine, LeBron James and Sebastian Telfair, 2002, URL

Revolver Magazine, Cover, Jonathon Davis, 2001, URL

XXL Magazine, Cover, NAS, 2000, URL

Revolver Magazine, Cover, Limp Bizkit, 2000, URL

Revolver Magazine, Pearl Jam, 2000, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Cover, Wes Borland, 2000, URL

XXL Magazine, Cover, NAS, 2000, URL

XXL Magazine, Cover, Snoop Dog, 2000, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Korn, 2000, URL

XXL Magazine, Cover, Lil Kim, 2000, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Cover, Dime Bag Darrel, 1999, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Jeff Beck Feature, 1999, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1999, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Cover, Limp Bizkit, 1999, URL

Guitar World Magazine, Cover, Kid Rock, 1999, URL

SLAM Magazine, Iverson Soul on Ice, 1999, URL

STRESS Magazine, Rakim, 1998, URL

Alternative Press, Type O Negative, 1998, URL

Time Magazine, Cover, Death of a Princess,1997, URL

Time Magazine, Timothy McVeigh, 1997

TV and radio Appearances

WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7, Sports Illustrated Photoshoot, Detroit Lions, 2025, URL

WXXI RADIO, NPR with Evan Dawson, Discussing CITY Magazine’s June 2024, URL

TLC Network, NYC INKED, Inked Photoshoot, 2012, URL

ABC Network, Live with Regis and Kelly, 2001, URL

Bravo Network, Make Me A Super Model, 2009, URL

Press, online Periodicals, Blogs

Ride the Lightning, City Magazine, 2024, URL

Clay Patrick McBride, A Photo Banter Podcast, Aug.30, 2023, URL

Renowned Editorial and Commercial Photographer, RIT News, 2021, URL

Episode #140: Clay Patrick McBride, Visual Revolutionary Podcast, July 7, 2020, URL

Clay Patrick McBride, A Photo Banter, Jan.28, 2019, URL

# 243:Photographer Clay Patrick McBride, A Waste of Time with Its the Real Podcast, Feb.26, 2019, URL

C lose Up Artist Talk with Clay Patrick McBride, The Morrison Hotel Gallery, NYC, NY, 2019, URL

Allen Iverson’s iconic ‘Slam’ magazine cover still resonates 20 years later, The Undeafeated, 2019 URL

Clay Patrick McBride on Being a Music Photographer, ZEISS Camera Lenses, 2018, URL

Clay Patrick McBride Talks To Elizabeth Avedon, L’Oeil Magazine, 2015, URL

RIT welcomes photo giant Clay Patrick McBride, RIT News, 2014, URL

Who Shot Ya?, SLAM Online, 2013, URL

CLAY PATRICK MCBRIDE: 3RD RAIL, A SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION, AT FOLEY GALLERY, MUSEUM Vanguard of Photography Culture, 2015, URL

Subway riders shown in a different light, The Times Herald Record, 2015, URL

Clay Patrick McBride, Respect Magazine Video Interview, 2006

Service TO SCHOOL (selected)

Faculty Advisor for Rochester Institute of Technology’s Film Photography Group, 2025

SPAS Recruitment Committee, 2014-2025

SPAS Moving Media Committee, 2014-2025

Faculty Advisor, Special Olympics, 2022-2025

Charles Arnold Visiting Artist Committee RIT, 2020-2025

Big Shot Committee RIT, 2014-2025

Photographed SPAS Faculty Portrait, 2015-2022

Created photographic content for RIT’s marketing and publicity, 2016-2025

Faculty Advisor for Travis LaCoss, PJ Capstone Committee, 2025

Created Lighting Demo for the High School Teachers’ Workshop, 2025

Service TO COLLEGE (selected)

Produced and Planned David Turner Memorial, 2024

Faculty Advisor for Evie Linantud, PJ Capstone Committee, 2025

Produced a mural for David Turner’s SPAS faculty exhibit, 2024

Portfolio Review at the National Portfolio Day, NYC, Conference, NYC, NY, 2024

Organized Short Attention Film Fest, 2024

Organized Imagine, Interactive Advertising Photo Installation, 2024

Canon Keepers of Light Lecture Series Committee, 2023

Served on the hiring Committee for RIT’s Staff Photography Position, 2021

Organized Imagine Interactive Advertising Photo Installation, 2022

Served on RIT’s SPAS Advertising Search Committee, 2022

Organized Imagine Interactive Advertising Photo Installation, 2021

Participated in National Port Day via ZOOM, 2020

Produced Short Attention Film Fest, 2018

Served on RIT’s CAD, Entrepreneurship Committee with the Dean, 2018

Organized Visiting Artists Lecture for POSTURE Media, 2017

Portfolio Review at the National Portfolio Day Rochester Conference, Rochester, NY, 2019

Portfolio Review at the National Portfolio Day, Buffalo Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2015

Faculty Advisor for RIT’s Beard Club, 2014

Service TO The University (selected)

Photographed RIT’s 2025 Commencement Speaker and Outstanding Alumnus Award Recipient, Kwaku Alston

Photographed RIT’s 2024 Commencement Speaker Pattie Moore

Participated in promo video “See Why You Belong in RIT's College of Art and Design”, 2021

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Abbey Road Music Photography Awards

American Society of Media Photographers 1999-present

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Eddie Adams Workshop, Team Leader and Educator, 2006-2012

Client list (selected)

300 Entertainment, And 1, Atlantic Records, Berlin Cameron United, Blestenation, Blood Raw, Blue Note Records, Bon Jovi, Boost, Bravo TV, Brian Wilson, Campbell-Ewald, Capitol Music Group, Centro, Century Media Records, Charm School, Chevrolet, Columbia Records, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, Dare Mighty Entertainment, Def Jam Records, Denis Leary, DJ Khaled, EMI, EMI Gospel, ESPN Magazine, Full Stop Management, Green Streets Entertainment, Hardin Bourke Entertainment, Hip Hop Honors, Honda, Improper Bostonian Magazine, Inked Magazine, Island Def Jam, Jive, John Varvatos, Kavalry Records, Kock Records, KSWISS, Leo Burnett, Little, Brown & Company, Lyric Street Records, Make Me a Supermodel, Mazda, Metallica, Mower, NBCUniversal, New York Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, Nike, Ozone Entertainment, Parade Magazine, Dolly Parton, Penguin Books, Pontiac, Proline, R.A. The Rugged Man, Random House, Red Bull, Republic Records, Respect Magazine, Revolver Magazine, Ride Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Roadrunner Records, S Curve Records, Scarlet Fields, Slipknot, SMOG Design, Sony Music Entertainment, Sports Illustrated, Suburban Noize Records, Surface Magazine, Time Magazine, Tracy Morgan, Unisex Salon, Universal Music Group, Uniworld, VH1, Volkswagen, Vox Media, Walt Disney Records, Warner Bros Records, Wieden & Kennedy, Wynton Marsallis, XXL Magazine, Zambezi, and Zomba Records.