Combat photographer, author of Point & Shoot.

Born 1947, Bill Clevenger’s study of photography was interrupted when he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. Throughout his time in Vietnam, he carried a NIKONOS camera, shooting nearly three rolls a day. Eventually, he became the 2nd Battalion’s unofficial combat photographer – so far as can be told, the only combat photographer in one of the Vietnam war’s most violent regions, in its most violent year.

After surviving the war and returning home to California, Bill returned to school to complete his studies of photography and cinema. He went on to work for three decades in Hollywood as a union cameraman. His credits include Ghost, Dick Tracy, Point Break, and even Bad Santa.

He now splits his time between Los Angeles and Portland with his wife of over fifty years.