Clinch began his career as an intern for
Annie Leibovitz, and went on to photograph
Bob Dylan,
Johnny Cash,
Bruce Springsteen,
Tupac Shakur,
The Smashing Pumpkins,
Blind Melon,
Dave Matthews Band,
Phish,
Nicole Atkins, and
Björk. His photographs have appeared in
Vanity Fair,
Spin,
The New Yorker,
The New York Times, and
Rolling Stone. Clinch has published the books:
Discovery Inn,
When the Iron Bird Flies,
Still Moving, and, his most recent,
Motor Drive. In February 2016, he was featured on
60 Minutes. Clinch directed a concert DVD 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 DVD portion of Springsteen's
Devils & Dust DVD box-set, and co-directed the 2019 film
All I Can Say, which was composed of footage shot by late
Blind Melon singer
Shannon Hoon on his video camera. He is one of the founders of the
Sea.Hear.Now Festival. ==Publications==