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Most of Todd Hido's photographs of suburban landscapes are taken during solitary, long drives. The main subject of his work is the quality of natural and artificial light in the American landscape, as in reflected sunrays or the illumination of a television pouring from an anonymous window.
Read MoreHido takes his pictures in a 'fairly undirected way', he says, but edits his negatives together and manipulates them until he produces an image that represents his encounter with a place. In describing his process, Hido says, 'I shoot sort of like a documentarian, but I print like a painter.' He has also produced a number of interior shots featuring human figures; his models include his wife and former girlfriends.
Text courtesy Reflex Amsterdam.
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Related Video & Audio IN CONVERSATION WITH... Todd Hido: Bright Black World - REFLEX Amsterdam 26 September 2018, Reflex Amsterdam REFLEX Amsterdam is thrilled to present Bright Black World , a new exhibition by the celebrated American photographer Todd Hido. In this video, the star of the exhibition touches upon how he got into photography and what inspires him and his work. For the past three years, Todd Hido has been working on the series Bright Black World . This...
