(september, 6, 1962, USA)

Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer famous for his surreal and elaborately staged images showing American homes and neighborhoods.

Crewdson was born in Brooklyn, New York. 1968 During his teens he was part of a punk rock band called The Speedies, which enjoyed popularity throughout the city.1 His most successful song, “Let Me Take Your Photo” (“Let me to take a picture of you “) turned out to be prophetic about Crewdson’s future profession. In 2005, the Hewlett Packard company used this song to promote their digital cameras.
Gregory Crewdson’s exhibition at the Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague.

In the mid-1980s, Crewdson studied photography at New York State University (SUNY) at Purchase, near Port Chester, New York. He graduated in Fine Arts from Yale University. He has taught at the following university centers: Sarah Lawrence College, Cooper Union, Vassar College and, since 1993, at Yale University. He is currently a professor at this university. Crewdson is represented by Luhring Augustine Galleries in New York and White Cube in London.