Gregory Crewdson (born September 26, 1962) is an American photographer[1] who makes large-scale, cinematic, psychologically charged prints of staged scenes set in suburban landscapes and interiors.

[10] He works with a lighting team, art director, make-up and wardrobe department, props and effects to create mood, atmosphere, and open-ended narrative images.

[15] He has cited the films Vertigo, The Night of the Hunter, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blue Velvet, and Safe as having influenced his style,[16] as well as the painter Edward Hopper[17] and photographer Diane Arbus.

[18] Crewdson's most widely-known bodies of work include Twilight (1998–2002), Beneath the Roses (2003–2008), Cathedral of the Pines (2013–2014), An Eclipse of Moths (2018–2019),[19] and Eveningside (2021–2022).

[30] Crewdson is an open-water swimmer[31] and has said that the meditative state he achieves with his daily swimming practice is fundamental to his creative process as an artist.