Local Production Workers Sought for Crewdson Photoshoot

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
01:05PM / Monday, February 09, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local talent is being sought for a production by world-renowned photographer Gregory Crewdson this spring.

On Friday, the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative of Western Massachusetts announced that Crewdson's team is seeking production assistants and production coordinators for a project in Pittsfield and North Adams in March and April.

The photographer is well known for his cinematic, staged photographs in post-industrial settings such as Berkshire County. Crewdson last shot in Pittsfield and Adams in 2021.

A posting from the film and media collaborative describes the project as a "large-scale, professional photography production" in Pittsfield and in North Adams between March 5 and April 10. The production is seeking local hires only, as no travel or housing will be provided.

"This is an exciting opportunity to work on a high-level production with an internationally recognized artist known for his cinematic, meticulously crafted imagery," the advertisement reads.

"Prior set experience is a plus, but a strong work ethic, reliability, and a positive attitude are essential."

Interested candidates are asked to send a brief note outlining their experience and availability to hoverproductionoffice@gmail.com. Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative is located at 137 North St., Suite 200, in Pittsfield.

iBerkshires' further inquiries about the positions were not answered.

Crewdson is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., and later moved to the Berkshires. He has had a long history with the local art scene in the Berkshires, including serving on the board of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams. His large-scale photographs have been displayed in museums throughout the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

In 2008, Crewdson used Pittsfield as a backdrop for his "Beneath the Roses" series, of which the elements of the making of that series were included in a 2012 documentary "Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters," which chronicled Crewdson's life and working process.

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DA Provides Updates on 4 Pittsfield Summer Shootings

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:11PM / Thursday, November 05, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— District Attorney Timothy Shugrue delivered updates on a string of gun violence incidents over the summer and said even one is too much.

"This summer was extremely upsetting to people living in Pittsfield and our entire Berkshire community. While we live in a safe community, it is always disheartening to hear these gunshots. In the past four years, there has been a remarkable reduction in gun violence," he said during a press conference at the Berkshire DA's office on Thursday.

"Since January 2023, there has been a 62 percent reduction of validated shootings in the City of Pittsfield."

There were four separate incidents involving gunfire in Pittsfield this past summer. Some suspects were charged, and some are still being sought by police.

On June 18, a person died after being shot in the area of Tyler Street and Pleasure Avenue, and another person was injured. Following an extensive investigation, the Pittsfield Police Department applied for and was granted an arrest warrant for Terry Martizna, wanted for murder.

Shugrue reported that his office is working with various authorities, including federal, to secure Martizna's return to the Berkshires. He said he was involved the whole weekend of the incident after being "immediately" contacted by the PPD.

"My office was on notice, and we continued to work with them throughout the night. I can tell you that they worked all night long; they never stopped working. I was really pleased with the amount of effort that was going into it, and by the next day, we had a pretty good clue of where we were going. But the amount of surveillance that they had to go through was incredible, and it was just commendable," he added.

"The amount of support we got from the community, from the Pittsfield residents, and from the work that these officers put in all weekend long, they were able to identify certain locations where this individual was, and that continued all the way in through Monday morning. By that Saturday, I was informed that we had a suspect that we were just producing the probable cause reports, and that was all which led to the warrant coming out."

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