Todd Hido is one of my favorite photographers and a constant inspirational spark.

© Todd Hido

© Todd Hido

© Todd Hido

Todd was recently interviewed by American Photo and had this to say about his work:

To me it is no mystery that we can only photograph effectively what we are truly interested in or — maybe more importantly — are grappling with. This is often an unconscious process. Otherwise the photographs are merely about an idea or a concept; that stuff eventually falls flat for me. There must be something more, some emotional hook for it to really work for me.

This speaks volumes to me. I can dedicate a whole separate post to this quote (and likely will soon).

© Todd Hido

© Todd Hido

Visit Todd’s website for more of his amazing photographs. Also, KQED has a great video of Todd in action on their website. It’s a great bit of insight into how he works.

Update: Shane Lavalette points us to an interview on NPR’s All Things Considered from 2002. Good stuff.