Gregory Crewdson is in my top 5 most inspiring photographers of all time.
I’m constantly in awe of his work, the production as well as the final photograph. I’ve a couple of books of his work, and love getting lost in what ever the hell is going on in the frame. As Diane Arbus said (also in my top 5) ‘a photograph is a secret about a secret’.
(FYI, the other 3 are August Sander, William Eggleston, and Don McCullin)