I feel like Hido's photographs are cold and lonely. It is weird to see regular, everyday homes seem so lifeless even though there are lights on which would mean that life is inside. I can only envision zombie like humans in a lifeless home with glowing blue windows.
These photos differ a lot from Owens' photos because Owens takes snapshots of ongoing lives that we can relate to. Having people in the pictures with homes really changes the photo. I think this is because the people make the structure of a house feel like a home. Hido's pictures make suburbia look unhappy and a lot less perfect compared to Owens' photos with smiling individuals.
The NPR broadcast left me with the same eerie and unfriendly feelings. The man who wanted them to move away from his driveway was rude and his demand seemed unnecessary. Do the suburbs change at night? It makes me wonder what Hido would capture in the neighborhood that Owens photographed.
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