Renowned Editorial and Commercial Photographer
February 15, 2021
Clay Patrick McBride
![An ESPN cover with a photo of Stefon Diggs by Clay Patrick McBride.](https://cdn.rit.edu/spotlight/2021-02/Maindiggs.jpg)
Senior Lecturer Clay Patrick McBride is an editorial and commercial photographer celebrated for his portraits of world-class athletes, musicians and celebrities. He has captured portraits of the likes of Jay-Z, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Metallica, Norah Jones and more for numerous publications, album covers and print campaigns — for a client list that includes Atlantic Records, Nike, Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated.
Below is McBride’s work for a December 2020 ESPN cover story on Buffalo Bills star wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
![Stefon Diggs captured in multiple frames.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/4.jpg)
![A collage of portraits of Stefon Diggs, in a Brady Bunch-like grid.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/10.jpg)
![Editorial and commercial photographer Clay Patrick McBride photographs Stefon Diggs.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/12BTS.jpg)
![Editorial and commercial photographer Clay Patrick McBride photographs Stefon Diggs for ESPN.](https://cdn.rit.edu/images/inline-images/13BTS.jpg)