William Clift (American, b.1944) was born and raised in Boston, MA. He works primarily in black and white photography, specifically gelatin silver prints.  His work is mainly comprised of landscape and architectural scenes of New Mexico, including Santa Fe (where he has lived since 1971) along with views of Mont Saint Michel, AZ, and St. Louis, MO. In the 1980s, he and Stephen Shore worked together on a project to photograph the Hudson River Highlands. Clift has received many important awards and fellowships, and his work is featured in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Saint Louis Art Museum.