Todd Hido being on the channel feels like a full circle moment 100%

Great interview. Favorite quote... “Its not my job to create meaning, but to charge the air so meaning can occur” - Todd Hido

most important line at 14:58 "Print out your photographs". Made the world of difference for me once I started printing my work

“The meaning of the image resides in the viewer. Ambiguity is an amazing tool for art. You can’t control what people think. Why even try? It’s not my job to create meaning, but to charge the air so that meaning can occur.” This! 👌

He dropped a lot of gold. This was beautiful, Willem

As someone who is studying photography I feel like we don't talk about contemporary photographers enough so thank you for sharing his work, it's so beautiful!

I love that “I’d rather have a better book than a nicer shirt”

This is exactly what we need more of on KZfaq. Thanks for sharing WIllem

15:35 "The power of photography [is] to tell the truth, but equally to lie - I think that's what makes it such an interesting medium". This was articulated so accurately !

So many pearls of wisdom on this video, I need to rewatch it so I can make notes. Thank you for featuring Todd Hido 💛

Can't believe my favorite photographer was featured on my favorite channel! Such an inspiration. No matter how many times I reread his book, I always find something new to learn and to keep me motivated. This interview was amazing!

That's fantastic, Willem! He's such an inspiration. This reminds me of one of your earliest videos on this channel I saw, in which you talked about Hido's work being an inspiration for your own photos. It also struck me how there is not a "sharp" picture shown in this whole thing, yet today's Internet is obsessed with gear reviews about how insanely sharp some latest and greatest lens is! It is so cool that you got to make this video.

Excellent interview and well put together video. I love that you just let him speak his mind at length. He's a wonderful contemporary photographer.

Great interview, great insight to his work. And very important words : print your pictures. Give them physicality. Let them have the opportunity to be found, rediscovered, weeks, months, years later! I've lost thousands of photographs in the void of old hard drives, flimsy SSDs and stolen or lost phones. The printed ones are still there.

This is my favourite kind of photography video on KZfaq because it explores a genuine, decades-long evolution of creative inspiration and gives some insight into a masters approach to their art. There’s definitely a place for early-career photographers discussing their profession and inspiration but this sort of interview just hits different. Amazing work, I hope to see much more like this from your channel!

One of the best photography related videos I've seen in a long time. Thank you for this. More like this would be awesome

Thanks so much for this. Fascinating storytelling and impactful images. Love the mysterious and eerie imagery of Todd Hido. Unique.

This came out so nicely Willem, such a lovely piece! I’m so happy Todd was open to having you and Jimmy over to chat and shoot this, big thank you to him for sharing his perspectives and to you for the work to share this with us🥹✨

What a brilliant video, a wonderful ramble along Todd's career and work with a treasure trove of nuggets of wisdom interspersed along the way! Thank you.

"i would rather have a nicer book, than a nicer shirt", felt that. very beautiful video and just when i thought it could not get any better you finish it off with the soundtrack of tokyo sonata!? wow!

This is so special Willem, I could listen to Todd talk forever! Thanks

Congratulations on this interview!

It blew my mind when I realized his work was on a Silversun Pickups cover.

Thank you for making this, Willem. Wonderfully made.

Thank You! This is indeed filled with nuggets of gold. It is a tremendous shot of inspiration for me at this point in my world. I will watch & listen to this many more times!

Thanks, Willem, for doing this and putting it out into the world. Such a fascinating listen.

Waaawww....He is like the final boss of walls and backyard photography!

Excellent video Willem - this makes me proud to know of you. Your work is excellent but it speaks volumes when you promote someone else. It shows that your heart is in the photography arts rather than selfishness

Beautiful. Meaningful. Thoughtful. Love this video so much - awesome work by Todd Hido, and you too Willem.

Truly inspiring. Thanks for sharing, Willem! ...and Todd, obviously

So well put together. Many interesting thoughts. I love Hido's work. Thank you!

This interview blew my mind. Such inspirational, unconventional imagery. Truly beautiful art. Thank you for doing this interview. Subscribed.

This was ABSOLUTELY fascinating! Most every photographer I've seen is a sunrise to sunset photographer. He's the only dedicated 3rd shift inclement weather photographer I've ever seen! Totally different!

This was such a beautiful Interview. What a milestone for you meeting him as well! :)

Thanks, Willem, for introducing me to Todd Hido’s work. Bought the book in a heartbeat - I’m so intrigued by the title as well.

thank you so much for this interview! just discovered todds work a few months ago and was super happy to learn more about his work process!

Thank you so much Willem, I needed that. Amazing work

I AM SO HAPPY THAT THIS POPPED UP IN MY KZfaq FEED FIRST! I KNEW OF HIS WORK PRIOR... BUT HEARING HIM TALK ABOUT HIS WORK PUT IT ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL!!!!💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Wow, i really adore Todd's work, and even made some pictures, with his thoughts into mind, means...the loneliness, the ghostly atmosphere. I love this mood. uncertain. mystic. eerie. haunted..at times.

This is beyond excellent (for me); thank you Willem!

Incredible.

I deeply adore his work, it has such a fantastic unique feel. I would never be able to replicate it but when i first saw his work a couple of years ago i was enamored.

What a spectacular insight. Many thanks for sharing.

I really appreciate this interview. Thanks for making it.

Full circle, congrats and thank you Willem !

What an interview, such an inspiring guy! Thanks for sharing this Willem!

A true inspirational Master! Thanks for sharing this interview.

Such a helpful interview. I took so much from this. Thank you for bringing such an incredible photographer to us.

Fantastic video about the Art and Soul of Photography. Thank you !

Amazing video Willem, thank you for producing such an inspirational interview !

so you talk and show examples (pictures) what an idea? I am inspired ! Great teaching video. Chance Eye And camera in that order.

Amazing interview!

I like his joy in photography (and also his pictures). 👏👏

Wonderful perspective and insight. Thank you for sharing.

Actually amazing. Congrats and thank you for the wonderful interview!

Wow that was a great interview! I'd never heard Todd speak before. He has so many interesting ideas. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. Wasn’t familiar with Todd’s work. An amazing artist with a wonderful approach. Very quotable, too! 👍👍

"I'd rather have a better book than a nicer shirt." I wish I'd realised that a long time ago.

Love your work and your way of thinking photography. Very inspirational

very inspiring...so glad I found this...

FULL CIRCLE 🙌🖤

This is fantastic, very well put together

Such an insightful and interesting video, this is great. Thank you so much.

What a lovely man - great insight.

So inspirational!! Great interview Willem

Thank you for this.

Wonderful video. Thank you, Wiilem.

Amazing! been waiting for this one thank you!

What a wonderful and interesting video! Thank you!

This was an amazing video. Very inspiring 👏

What a great watch and interview It was very interesting to hear Hiddo's thoughts on photography and the vernacular. "Pleasures and terrors of domestic comfort" is one of my favourite publications. ".... to photograph on top of the mountain one must climb it , to photograph in the home one must be invited" forever changed my approach to photography .

I remembered his phrase: "When there is no sun, when there is no blue sky. That's why I mostly shoot at night." And thank you for the interview!

Very well done piece of work. Hope to see more of these!

Amazing & Greatly Inspiring, Thank you! 💯

Fantastic video,inspiring.

beautiful

100% about printing your photos. It's very powerful.

Thanks for this interview!

Crazy to see. His work was the first photography that I really looked at. Definately got me into the hobby in a serious way

wow this made me emotional. so beautiful!

so beautifully done

Soo many good lines. Lots of wisdom!

Love Todd Hido’s work! Great video 👏🏾 I was able to see his gallery that’s up at the Leica Store in LA.

Spent the first 25 years of my life in Kent Ohio, also made my way out west, that was cool to hear

Awesome.

Crazy! Congrats man!

Ok this was Oh so good thnx for this, very inspiring and very well made

Fantastic

this could've been twice as long and it would've flew by, so many good bits in here

This is sooo goooood! 🤌✨✨

Great Interview!

what a fucking incredibly inspiring interview. thanks Willem and Todd

“Sometimes it’s hard to talk about landscape pictures because if I was a “word person”, I wouldn’t even need to make them” Thank you Todd Hido

Soooo cool Willem congrats!

So good!

been waiting for this one

i wish there was a 10h version of this interview

This was great!

Amazing video

Great vid! Wish I had seen this before the Leica show. I think I would have appreciated his work more as I hadn't really looked at his direction. Thanks for the better insight.