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Gregory Crewdson
PhotographerKnown for:
cinematic staged photographs in small-town American settings
Education:
SUNY Purchase (BA, 1985); Yale University (MFA, photography, 1988)
Gregory Crewdson stages elaborate cinematic tableaux in small-town American settings, working with film crews, lighting directors, and actors to produce single still photographs. His production process - which can involve weeks of preparation for a single image - has been compared to that of a feature film. He has taught at Yale School of Art since 1993.
Gregory Crewdson's Gear List(1)
Connection note
Crewdson's production team uses Canon digital cameras among the multiple cameras deployed on each shoot; his cinematographer Richard Sands has discussed the use of Canon full-frame digital bodies alongside large-format equipment in interviews about the production of "Beneath the Roses" and "Cathedral of the Pines" (2014).
Product description
Introduced in 2012, the 5D Mark III is a 22.3-megapixel full-frame DSLR. Its combination of resolution, 6 frames-per-second continuous shooting, and weather sealing made it one of the most widely adopted cameras among professional fashion, editorial, and documentary photographers of the 2010s.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
