Education
He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982 and after attending Ocean County College, he attended the New England School of Photography, a two-year institution located in Boston, Master of Arts.
He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982 and after attending Ocean County College, he attended the New England School of Photography, a two-year institution located in Boston, Master of Arts.
His "unobtrusive" style, according to his bio, is one of the features that Clinch"s photographic subjects enjoy. Clinch"s photographs have appeared in publications throughout the world, including Vanity Fair, Spin, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone. Clinch has published two books: Discovery Inn in 1998, and The Iron Bird Flies in 2000.
In 2003, Clinch founded the film company Three on the Tree Productions, based in New York City.
He is also among the 43 noted photographers invited to donate a print to "Families Of Children Under Stress: an auction of the finest photography to benefit City Harvest.." The fund-raiser on September 18, 2008 supports City Harvest, a food collection bank in New York City. Clinch directed a concert Digital Video Disc documenting Pearl Jam"s 2006 tour of Italy entitled Immagine in Cornice which was released in 2007.
In 2013 he directed the video for the band"s single Mind Your Manners. He also directed the Digital Video Disc portion of Springsteen"s Devils & Dust Digital Video Disc box-set.