I love the ambiguity of Todd Hido's work. Also the sense of nostalgia and mystery. The images seem to me to evoke very personal narratives.

What I like most about Todd's work, is how quiet it is. The night scenes remind me of when I was in my teens ~ before getting my driver's license, walking around my neighborhood w/ friends (up to no good, I'm sure). Late at night, when it has snowed, everything seems more 'insulated' or 'muffled' ~ and very quiet. The mood of his House Hunting images (and Outskirts series) is what got me hooked on Todd's work. To me, the new series, Roaming, has the same atomospheric feel, but since some of the images are taken from inside his car ~ as a viewer I feel more 'protected' from the environs. He has a web site http://www.toddhido.com to get a good feel of his other series. His work is some of my favorite in the show.

It's nice to read all the interesting comments about my work. That is the beauty of art—that it can be perceived in so many different ways.

This photograph #2423-a was taken late at night in Kent, Ohio, where I grew up. A few minutes later I took the other photograph mentioned #2424-a. It was a snowy and foggy night and there had been a fender bender just over the hill—that is where the violet light comes from—the mixing of red and blue police lights in the distance.

When I am Shooting—I drive, I drive a lot.

People ask me how I find my pictures. I tell them I drive around. I drive and drive and I mostly don’t find anything that is interesting to me. But then, something calls out. Something that looks sort of off or maybe an empty space. Sometimes it’s a sad scene. I like that kind of stuff. So I take the photos and some are good. And so I keep driving and looking and taking pictures.

Thanks for your comments, Todd. Good to know you're taking a look around. Thanks also for explaining the colors--red and blue flashes melded into a solid violet. Great catch.

Todd, that is so interesting how you describe how you take pictures, by driving around. It hit close to home. I too, am a photographer who takes most of my photographs while in transit. For me, the mode is a bicycle. Something from the environment calls out and you stop and explore the space, which sometimes includes the lives of others.

I like your work. For me the photos are not sad, but haunting. This series is set in a time period where I am not usually aware of the colors, and that's adding to my emotion. There certainly is an electricity to the images.

For me, there is tremendous energy and nostalgia in this photograph. The photographer, in the dark and cold, contemplates the light and warmth pouring from the house. It might be scary for a moment but you quickly notice the trim details and the light sources of a familiar suburban subdivision. I can remember myself as a child walking home, chilled, from the outdoor skating rink, passing houses with such light pouring forth, headed for my home in the distance.

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