"House Hunting"

In comparing Todd Hido to Bill Owens and Patricia Lahrmer, I would have to say that they all capture the life of the suburbs in one a way or another. Owens and Lahrmer however, capture the comforting, loving, neighborhood feel of the suburbs in the day, while Hido shows what occurs in the night. During the night, people are not outside walking dogs, and kids are not riding bicycles, it is just houses lightened by what is inside. There was one moment where Hido was blocking a mans driveway, and the man came out angrily and told him to move the car immediately. Hido tried to explain, but the man kept pushing so he had to move. In the end, I think this shows that the suburbs are definitely not what they seem. People living there may not be very welcoming as it has always been portrayed, and they may be hiding what is really going on inside the house when the curtains are closed.