📸 A day in the life of Gregory Crewdson

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A Day in the Life of Gregory Crewdson

In preparation for my interview with Crewdson, I read almost all of his interviews (as you do). It turns out that there are a lot of interviews with Gregory Crewdson, so I decided to focus on his daily life. 

Here’s a snapshot.

The Daily Swim

Open-water swimming (in the summer months) is integral to Crewdson’s routine. He admits that a part of his personality is obsessive and addictive, so he thrives on structure and builds his day around this activity. He also finds swimming to be a vital part of his creative process. The time spent in the water offers him space for reflection and allows thoughts and images to surface. Crewdson takes his daily swim in a nearby lake, accessible only by a 20-minute hike through the Appalachian Trail. Despite the sometimes chilly and rainy conditions, he swims the length of the lake daily, which takes him about an hour and 20 minutes. “There is something about the isolation,” he tells me. “Photographers, in general, have a slight separation from the world, and not to romanticize it, but it is a time to reflect.” 

Although the outdoor swimming season in Great Barrington is fleeting (he swims in indoor pools in the off-season and does cross-country skiing in the winter months), he values being “one with nature” and emptying out his thoughts. Even when traveling, swimming remains something he can’t live without. 

Read the interview on Feature Shoot.

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