AN ARTIST THAT HAS INSPIRED MY WORK A GREAT DEAL HAS BEEN GREGORY CREWDSON. THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS BY FAR THE MOST I HAVE GRAVITATED TOWARDS. THE MANNER IN WHICH LIGHTING WAS USED TO ILLUMINATE NOT JUST THE MAIN SUBJECT, BUT SUBTLE DETAILS ALL THROUGH OUT THE BACKGROUND IS AMAZING. THE CROSSING OF TELEPHONE WIRES AND THE SPOTLIGHT CREATES VERY INTERESTING ANGLES THAT ALLOW FOR YOUR EYES TO TRAVEL ALL THROUGH OUT THE IMAGE. THE BEAUTIFUL RICHNESS IS COLOR, ESPECIALLY THE BLUES AND GREENS, THAT HE IS ABLE TO ATTAIN WITH AN 8X10 CAMERA ADDS WHAT I BELIEVE SETS APART HIS WORK.

GREGORY CREWSON GRADUATED WITH A B.A. FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. HE ALSO RECEIVED HIS MFA FROM YALE IN 1988. HIS MOST CURRENT BODY OF WORK IS CALLED, SANCTUARY, AND PREMIERED AT GAGOSIAN GALLERY IN NEW YORK IN 2010. HE CURRENTLY WORKS AS PROFESSOR OF GRADUATE PHOTOGRAPHY AT YALE UNIVERSITY.

WHAT INFLUENCES ME IN MY WORK ARE DEFINITELY HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN HIS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE SET WITH A PURPOSE. LIKE CREWDSON I PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND LIGHTING. I BELIEVE NOTHING ADDS MORE TO A PHOTOGRAPH THAN SUBTLE DETAILS.