Gregory Crewdson

Gregory Crewdson (born September 26, 1962) is an American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes and neighborhoods.
He received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University. He has taught at Sarah Lawrence, Cooper Union, Vassar College, and Yale University where he has been on the faculty since 1993. He is now professor at Yale.

Crewdson is represented in New York at the Luhring Augustine Gallery and in London at White Cube. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Aperture magazine has a great article on him and his work and process. (click for article)