A Tribute to my Mom on her 80th …
My wonderful Mom, Sheila Clements Murray, turned 80 last December and so on the day after Thanksgiving last year, 10 of Mom’s 13 Clements-Tuma-Harper grandkids gathered in my brother, Mike’s home in Chicago and we all made a funny and touching video to celebrate Mom (and grandma)–and two of the three others sent in video clips that I was able to include. My sister, Katie, had the great idea to “re-create” a number of “scenes” from Mom’s...
Read MoreA Day at the St. Paul Art Crawl
Hey, folks. Check out my photos (through the link below) that I’ve put up on my new MSM website photo page, Clem’s Clicks. Julie and I caught the St. Paul Art Crawl today and I had to grab a few shots … Bill Clements’ Photography
Read MoreA New Photography Page on MSM website–Clem’s Clicks!
Hey, folks. I just added a new page to my Moving Stories Media website, one for my photography that I’m calling “Clem’s Clicks.” My plan is to put my photos, with captions and written notes and explanations, as frequently as I can. My first “gallery” is up on the page–a group of photos from a trip to Toronto to see my niece, Annie Tuma (photo above at her graduation ceremony), graduate from her acting conservatory in Toronto, the George Brown...
Read MoreAtomos Shogun Review/Dad’s Work as Civil Rights Reporter
Here's a review of the terrific Atomos Shogun external monitor/recorder, as well as a story about my late my Dad's pioneering work as a civil rights reporter in the 1960s in Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago--including a powerful photo of Dad interviewing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read MoreSecond Floor Rainbow
You never know when you might come upon a rainbow projected by some beautiful accident on a door frame on the second floor of your brother’s house in Chicago. But you have to be ready. –Bill
Read MoreA Thanks that Reaches Back More Than Forty Years …
Share Almost as far back as I can remember, Thanksgiving has meant a large gathering of family from my Dad’s side. And when I say “large” I’m not kidding: Now, with four generations of Clements folk, we’re talking 50 or more descendants of my Dad and his two brothers. Yes, we require at least two large turkeys. This week my wife, Julie, will be attending her fifth Clements Thanksgiving. She’s still a distinct newbie:...
Read MoreBill Clements
From as far back as he can remember, Bill has been listening to and telling stories. He loves talking with people, hearing about their lives and then making something memorable with what results. He’s spent 30 years in Chicago and the Twin Cities as a journalist writing stories for publications including Chicago magazine, the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine and Finance and Commerce. A graduate of Columbia University, Bill has long loved taking still photos. About 10 years ago (on the side, at first), Bill grew fascinated with the possibilities of storytelling through video-making. He is thrilled to be combining his longtime love of people and words and stories with his newer passion for capturing it all on video. Plus, for better or worse, Bill is a staunch, lifelong Cubs fan.