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In Witness Number Seven, guest editor Todd Hido orchestrates a profound visual dialogue between his own “Foreclosed Homes” series and the sociological portraiture of Leon Borensztein. This volume marks the first time Hido’s photographs of vacant, stripped interiors—filled with the eerie residue of previous occupants—were published as a cohesive group. These surreal, empty spaces are metaphorically “populated” by Borensztein’s subjects: working-class individuals photographed in front of generic backdrops in Central California during the 1980s. The juxtaposition suggests that Borensztein’s portraits represent the very families who might have once inhabited Hido’s now-desolate rooms.

The book’s final movement is what Hido calls a “slowly cooked stew of books”—a compelling 40-page photo-essay featuring images he documented from influential books in his personal library. This curated narrative of echoes and inspirations provides a rare glimpse into the artistic DNA that has shaped Hido’s work over two decades.