Gerd Ludwigのインスタグラム(gerdludwig) - 6月10日 22時00分

A car, tucked away under a blossoming blue jacaranda tree, rests for the night in the Montecito neighborhood of Los Angeles.

By nature, I am a night owl, and spend many sleepless nights in search of cars resting in the streets in my hometown of Los Angeles. The cars I photograph are loners. They command their own space and enjoy showing off their presence. Like a devoted bird watcher I have learned to recognize their sleeping patterns. With voyeuristic pleasure I’ve spied on them in their nightgowns. I’ve watched some sleep in the nude; some take afternoon naps and a few lucky ones get to sleep together. I find covered cars more in L.A. than anywhere else.

These vehicles rest against backgrounds of varying ambient light on the winding streets of the Hollywood Hills to the flat gridded suburbs of the Valley. Nestled in the low-lying fog of these distinctly Los Angeles neighbourhoods, the vehicles begin to take on personalities of their own. These late night scenes of cars sitting alone on streets in the dead of night possess an inherent mysterious quality, and almost bring to mind a forgotten movie set of a noir film, both so intrinsic to Los Angeles.

This collection of photographs was published in my 2016 book, Sleeping Cars, but I’ve continued the project. To see more, go to @sleepingcars.

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