- Not everything has been done before. Go and do your work. You can see where it leads and how it fits once it’s made.
- I see things differently in the dark. Night is a quiet time without as much going on. The world moves slower. Lots of things disappear into the darkness.
- Ambiguity is one of the finest tools for making art. In my way of thinking, images should raise more questions than they answers.
- Sometimes you take a picture but only figure out later why it works : What are the elements that made it a success that created this feeling ?
- I photograph like a documentarian, butI print like a painter.
- There are no rules. But sometimes you just need parameters.
- How do you know when you are done with a project ? That’s when you’re done : when you’re not compelled to shoot the subject anymore.
- I don’t analyze my photographs like this while I’m shooting. Making and analyzing are completely different processes.
- I think there’s a real value as an artist in working with the same person over time.
- We all have a story to tell, and I believe that we can’t help but tell it.
© Aperture – Extracts from Todd Hido on Landscapes, Interiors, and Some Nudes