Bill Ray was a staff photographer
for Life magazine, based in New
York, Beverly Hills, and Paris. From these bureaus he traveled
the world covering major events, wars, and great personalities.

Since Life's demise, his work appeared in many major publications, such as Smithsonian, Archaeology and Fortune, including 46 Newsweek covers. Bill specializes in portraits of individuals, families and executives in their environment.

His work has been exhibited and
sold in several prestigious galleries. Many of these pictures may be seen in "gallery", and are available in 11 x 14 and 16 x 20 signed silver gelatin prints of exhibition quality.