Todd Hido

Todd Hido was born in 1968 in Kent, Ohio. He currently resides and works in San Francisco. Hido’s photographs are inspired not only by his suburban upbringing in the midwest, but also by the idealistic housing developments dotted all over california in towns with names like Pacifica, Hayward, and Chula Vista. Because Hido uses only the available natural light, his photos need long exposure times in order to capture an image on film. He normally works during the evening, so the occupants of the building have no idea that their house are being photographed. 

1997, Untitled #2122, c-print, 20 x 24”

1996, Untitled #1862, c-print, 20 x 24”

1997, Untitled #2150, c-print, 20 x 24”

1996, Untitled #1862, c-print, 20 x 24”

1999, Untitled #2524, c-print, 48 x 38”

1999, Untitled #3277, c-print, 38 x 48”

2002, Untitled #2314-c, c-print, 38 x 30”

1996, Untitled #1975-A, c-print, 24 x 20”