This interview seemed strange, just as Mr Hido's work. I do think however that in some of his pictures he captures absolutely beautiful work. The way the light and fog intertwine. And even how the light hits the houses in some of the pictures, it really is beautiful. However it is obvious that he is focusing on the depression of these homes. I think he purposely has chosen homes in run down areas, and homes that are older. His pictures as he describes are very mysterious, as well as what may go on within them. There wasn't much that I found positive with these pictures, strange, mysterious, even cool at times but not a happy atmosphere to me at all. Where as in the other two pieces we have read, Lahrmer's and Owens work, they differ very much to me. In Owens photography it was happy, interesting, and full of family values. Lahrmer's article spoke of a family enviornment, a loving, and comfortable neighborhood. I feel none of this from Todd's work, only depression, and a vision of the dark side of suburbia.
Even the comment they get from the gentleman about them blocking his driveway, the man was obviously grumpy, kind of fitting the style of houses he photographes, rough and scary. Yet I do think this gives us another example that not all suburban areas are full of soccer moms and girl scouts. And in the depths of the night even in suburbia people live in seperate rooms not interacting. It just brings us a dose of reality that not all suburbia life is pleasant.
I do find his photography interesting, and some beautiful. However I am much more attracted to the family pictures that Owens took, they all had great stories behind them. Owens work was more upbeat and realistic where Mr Hido kinds of leaves his work open ended to the imagination, and given the pictures nature the outcome would always be depressing to me.
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