BIO AND AWARDS

A partial list of his credits include:

  • History Channel's Man Moment Machine, Tactical to Practical, Operation Reunion & Command Decisions
  • Discovery Channel's Myth Busters, Ties That Bind, Subcultures, Wildguide, Next Step & Know Zone
  • National Geographic's Ultimate Factories
  • HGTV's House Detective, 21st Century Home, Landscape Smart, Curb Appeal, House Crashers and Bath Crashers
  • TLC's Little People, Big World
  • Travel Channel's Travel Gear & Top Ten Travel
  • Court TV's I Detective
  • The Sci-Fi Channel's The New Edge
  • ABC's Prime Time Live
  • NBC's Nightly News, Closer Look & Dateline
  • MS-NBC's The Site
  • Fox's Front Page
  • TechTV
  • In America and The West, nationally syndicated weekly news magazine
  • Various news magazines for the BBC, PBS, CBS, NBC, ABC and NHK.

Documentaries include

  • From A Silk Cocoon (Japanese/American Internment)
  • Children of the Camps (J/A Children interned during World War II)
  • Gardens of Alcatraz, Escape from Alcatraz, Public Enemies
  • Titans of Tech: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer
  • A Soldier Returns (Vietnam)
  • Afghanistan Journal 1985
  • Pain Management (Annenberg)
  • AIDS: A Conspiracy of Silence
  • Return to the War Next Door (Central America)

Several Learning Channel and Discovery specials including Ghost Detectives, Public Enemies, Alcatraz and Down the Road Again with Keith Morrison. On the corporate side, a partial list of clients include Microsoft, Sony, HP, Intel, Sun Microsystems, Sterling Software, Eli Lilly, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter and Mercy Health, CIBA- Geigy, The Annenberg Center and Magnavox.

In addition, Clay has had the opportunity to shoot several documentary projects dealing with everything from AIDS, menopause, pain management and scientific research in Antarctica to the wars in Afghanistan, Central America and Vietnam.

Most recently, Clay has dedicated a great deal of his time to helping non-profit groups to find a "video-voice." Some of these include:

  • Environmental Traveling Companions (environmental ed, disability awareness)
  • Sports for the World’s Children (international relations)
  • The Sacred Life Association (Native-American rights)
  • Fisher House (critical care support)
  • Camp Sunshine (summer camp for kids with HIV)
  • Gender/Racial Equity in Education
  • AIM at Melanoma (cancer research)

EMMY NOMINATIONS - NATIONAL

  • Outstanding Single Camera, Programming: "Travel Gear Series - 2005", Director of Photography

EMMY AWARDS - REGIONAL (SF)

  • 2006 Outstanding Historical/Cultural Documentary: "From a Silk Cocoon", Co Director / Director of Photography
  • 1999 Outstanding Camera, Programming: "99 Solsbury Hill Composite", Director of Photography
  • 1996 Outstanding Informational Short Segment: "Know Zone: Gravity", Director of Photography
  • 1996 Outstanding Promotional Spot: "Need to Know", Editor
  • 1991 Outstanding Camera- Programming: "91 Clay Composite", Director of Photography
  • 1985 Outstanding News Feature Series: "Afghanistan Journal 1985", Director of Photography/Editor

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

  • New York International Independent Film/Video Festival 2005
    Best Director Award - Documentary: "From a Silk Cocoon", Director/Director of Photography
  • Berkeley Video & Film Festival 2005 Grand Festival Award - Documentary: "From a Silk Cocoon",
    Director/Director of Photography
  • New York Festivals, International TV Programming 2005 Gold World Medal: "Travel Gear",
    Director of Photography/Field Producer
  • New York Festivals, International TV Programming 2004 Gold World Medal: "Subcultures Revealed",
    Director of Photography/Field Producer
  • Los Angeles Film Festival 2004 Best Documentary: "Subcultures Revealed", Director of Photography/Field Producer

ADDITIONAL AWARDS

  • 2008 Silver Telly - "House Detective- Too Hot, Too Cold", Director of Photography, HGTV
  • 2008 Bronze Telly - "House Detective- Firetrap", Director of Photography, HGTV
  • 2007 Cine Golden Eagle - "Windshield America", Director of Photography/Field Producer, Fine Living
  • 2006 Silver Telly - Documentary: "From a Silk Cocoon", Director/Director of Photography, PBS
  • 2006 Silver Telly - Entertainment: "Man, Moment, Machine-Howard Hughes", Director of Photography, History Channel
  • 2006 Bronze Telly - Cultural Program: "From a Silk Cocoon", Director/Director of Photography, PBS
  • 2006 Bronze Telly - Informational: "House Detective", Director of Photography, HGTV
  • 2006 Bronze Telly - How To/Instructional: "House Detective", Director of Photography, HGTV
  • 2006 Bronze Telly - Entertainment: "Man, Moment, Machine-Bonny & Clyde", Director of Photography, History Channel
  • 2006 Silver Telly - "Tactical to Practical-Ballooning", Director of Photography, History Channel
  • 2005 Silver Telly - Documentary: "Tactical to Practical-Calvary", Director of Photography, History Channel
  • 2005 Silver Telly - Informational: "Tactical to Practical-Firetech", Director of Photography, History Channel
  • 2004 Bronze Telly - Documentary: "Subcultures Revealed", Director of Photography/Field Producer, Discovery Channel
  • 2004 Aurora Platinum Best of Show - Documentary: "Kings of the Road",
    Director of Photography/Field Producer, Discovery  Channel
  • 2004 Aurora Gold - Cultural Documentary: "Subcultures Revealed II", Director of Photography, Discovery Channel
  • 2003 Aurora Platinum Best of Show - Cultural Documentary: "Subcultures Revealed",
     Director of Photography/Field Producer, Discovery Channel
  • 1996 HSMAI Adrian Silver Award "Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau", Director of Photography/Field Producer
  • 1993 Sacramento Advertising Club - Gold Award: "Safe Streets - Enough is Enough",
     Producer/Director of Photography/Editor, Discovery Channel
  • 1988 Society of Professional Journalism News Cameraman of the Year: "88 Clay Composite"
  • 1989 Society of Professional Journalism 1989 Best Enterprise Story: "Sins of Omission", Photographer/Editor
  • 1987 Society of Professional Journalism 1987 Best News Series: "Return to Vietnam", Photographer/Editor
  • 1987 Society of Professional Journalism 1987 Best Spot News: "Disaster in Cerritos", Photographer/Editor
  • 1987 Capitol Area RTNDA 1987 Best News Series: "Antarctica", Photographer/Editor

EMMY NOMINATIONS - REGIONAL

  • Outstanding Cultural Affairs Program: "Children of the Camps", Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Informational Short: "Spy Tech", Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Camera Programming: "97 Clay Composite", Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Informational Short: "Next Step: Army Tech", Producer
  • Outstanding Sports Segment: "Next Step: Superbike 2", Producer/ Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Informational Short: "Next Step: Firetech", Field Producer/ Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Camera- Programming: "95 Clay III Composite", Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Public Service Spot: "Safe Streets", Director of Photography/ Editor
  • Outstanding Editing, Programming: "Lakota Flute", Director of Photography/ Editor/Producer
  • Outstanding Camera- News: "90 Clay Composite", Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Sports Segment: "Mr. Wright", Producer/ Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Current Affairs Series: "AIDS: Conspiracy of Silence", Director of Photography/ Editor
  • Outstanding Editing, News: "88 Clay Composite", Editor
  • Outstanding Documentary: "Return to Vietnam", Director of Photography/ Editor/Producer
  • Outstanding Documentary: "A Soldier Returns", Director of Photography
  • Outstanding Editing, News: "82 Clay Composite", Editor

ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS

  • 2007 NAMIC Vision Award Nominee- "Windshield America", National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, Director of Photography/Segment Producer, Fine Living