Clay Williams Photo

Clay Williams Photo Brooklyn-based photographer specializing in food and drink, events and people.

Clay Williams, the Brooklyn-based photographer and blogger known online as UltraClay, shoots and writes about food, drink, restaurants and events. Food/Work, his ongoing project, takes a behind the scenes look at the process and the people that get food to our plates, from farm to abattoir to markets to the kitchens of restaurants and food trucks around the world. Clay's work has been published in

many fine publications, including The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Edible Brooklyn, Zagat and Serious Eats.

Some portraits from my trip to The Bay last month. Just a few of the wonderful people I got to spend time with while in ...
06/05/2026

Some portraits from my trip to The Bay last month. Just a few of the wonderful people I got to spend time with while in town.

A San Francisco from two weeks in The Bay.
06/04/2026

A San Francisco from two weeks in The Bay.

Tortilla-making from scratch at . Another outtake from my shoots for last month’s Condé Nast Traveler story by .
06/03/2026

Tortilla-making from scratch at . Another outtake from my shoots for last month’s Condé Nast Traveler story by .

Next week in Philly, some of my favorite folks are coming together for a good cause. brings its Anti-Ice Supper Club to...
05/30/2026

Next week in Philly, some of my favorite folks are coming together for a good cause. brings its Anti-Ice Supper Club to town with dinners at and . Go get some tickets! I’m hoping to make it down to at least one.

Behind the scenes at the first photo shoot for , the new restaurant by opening this summer. I’m so excited for you all ...
05/26/2026

Behind the scenes at the first photo shoot for , the new restaurant by opening this summer. I’m so excited for you all to see what she’s got in store.

Scenes from last month in …
05/23/2026

Scenes from last month in …

In the kitchen at with Chef . Some outtakes from the story for I did this spring with .
05/21/2026

In the kitchen at with Chef . Some outtakes from the story for I did this spring with .

Yesterday, I took a moment away from the cookbook shoot I’m working on this week and realized that it was exactly five y...
05/20/2026

Yesterday, I took a moment away from the cookbook shoot I’m working on this week and realized that it was exactly five years ago that I arrived on Edisto Island to photograph Gullah Geechee Home Cooking.

Five years doesn’t feel like a long time, but can also feel like a lifetime ago. I’m trying to find words for the experience, for the direction my career took since, for joy I get knowing that I was a part of that book and a small part of Miss Emily’s story.

But, all I can come up with is gratitude. Thank you, Miss Emily. Thank you to the Meggett family, thank you to the team that made it all happen. I’m so grateful.

Scenes from my whirlwind trip to last year with . As much time as I spend on the road, I realize I don’t get around to...
05/18/2026

Scenes from my whirlwind trip to last year with . As much time as I spend on the road, I realize I don’t get around to posting them often here on IG. The algorithm here often doesn’t bother showing posts that aren’t portraits or food, so I mostly end up posting those on Threads.

This morning, I’m kicking off a cookbook shoot, so it feels like a good time to just post what I feel like and get on with my work. Hope you see it!

Signs of Spring. Is it too late for a quick April photo dump?
05/16/2026

Signs of Spring. Is it too late for a quick April photo dump?

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