Photographer Clay Patrick McBride recently documented the scene at the White Noise bar as part of a personal project on New York city nightlife. White Noise, located in New York’s East Village, is a luxe rock n’ roll bar known for its impromptu live shows and its crowd that feels good being bad.

Clay photographed the super group band “The Damn Things” which includes members of Anthrax, Every Time I Die, and Fall Out Boy.

Photographer: Clay Patrick McBride
Client: Island Def Jam
Art Director: Patrick Hegarty
Designer: Steve Deffino
Product Manager: Garret Schaefer

The Morrison Hotel Gallery, known as the place to purchase fine art music photography, is now showing the work of Clay Patrick McBride. The gallery describes Clay as having “developed a style of portraiture that celebrated and empowered the subject with humor and honesty” while being “characterized by … stark beauty, surrealist imagery and a tendency towards experimentation.”

Clay Patrick McBride as featured on the Morrison Gallery website.

Clay recently shot the cast of the TLC network show, NY Inked, at their Wooster Street social club tattoo parlor. Clay was also featured on the television program: Link to trailer

Photographer: Clay Patrick McBride
Client: Inked Magazine
Photo Editor: Josh Clutter

Clay shot this backyard fighting match in Miami Florida. The fight promoter was Dada 5000 who is famous for his staging of backyard MMA fights and the success of fighter Kimbo Slice.

Photographer: Clay Patrick McBride
Client: ESPN Magazine
Photo Editor: Jennifer Aborn

Clay Patrick McBride’s cover photo of Allen Iverson (who was sporting a 70’s Dr. J style inspired blow out fro) is still Slam Magazine’s most popular cover after 150 issues. This cover was the jump off that marked the era for the Mitchell’s and Ness’s throw back jersey.

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Photographer Clay Patrick McBride has a completely re-done portfolio following a year of amazing assignments.

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