Slideshow: Gerd Ludwig – Sleeping Cars

In Los Angeles zijn er zo’n 7, 5 miljoen auto’s, trucks en motorfietsen geregistreerd. Een enorm aantal dat tijdens de dag graag elke centimeter asfalt van de freeways bezet. De Duitse National Geopgraphic-fotograaf Gerd Ludwig verhuisde meer dan twintig jaar geleden naar The City of Angels, maar het was pas tijdens een ritje aanschuiven in de file dat hij zich afvroeg waar al die drukte zich ’s avonds verschool. Sindsdien dwaalt de fotograaf door de straten van de grootstad om dromerige portretten te maken van al deze sleeping beauties.

Photo by @GerdLudwig. Over many years now, I have been photographing a project named “Sleeping Cars.” A hibernating car caught my eye in Russia over 10 years ago, and it sparked an interest which developed in the intervening years and inspired me to begin this body of work. On this Instagram feed, I will be posting photographs from Sleeping Cars around the world, specifically images shot in Los Angeles. These LA photographs will be published in my upcoming book, to be released in early 2016 by Edition Lammerhuber, followed by a solo exhibition at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA, opening February 4. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #Russia #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #snow #winter #carlovers #carlover #carculture #cars

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. This photograph is part of my exhibition of “Sleeping Cars” at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles, on view until March 19. Tomorrow, March 12, at 11am I am speaking about the project at the gallery. Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/988140061279708/ @faheykleingallery @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #LosAngeles #California #night #mood #LA

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. On a misty morning in Los Angeles, a car sleeps tucked between a house and the bushes. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #LosAngeles #LA #California #mood #mist #morning

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. Wearing a bright blue cover, a car sleeps in the Hollywood Hills. See coverage of my “Sleeping Cars” project on LensCulture today: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/gerd-ludwig-sleeping-cars-automobile-portraits-in-la @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarBook #car #carlover #LosAngeles #California #mystery #night #mood #HollywoodHills #blue

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. A magical antique car sleeps on a sloping side street in Silver Lake. When I drive around looking for cars who are sleeping while I myself cannot, I’m attracted by their shape and beauty but often don’t know the make or model. Thanks to my friend Josh for identifying this one as a modified ’41 Chevy Coupe. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #antique #classic #night #LosAngeles #SilverLake #mystery #mood #Chevrolet #coupe #40scars #Chevy @jaylenosgarage @jerryseinfeld

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. A car sleeps bathed in the warm glow of its nightlight. See more from my “Sleeping Cars” project on @pdnonline’s Photo of the Day: http://potd.pdnonline.com/2016/02/36608/ @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #night #LosAngeles #LA #SoCal #mood

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. A covered car sleeps in the Hollywood Hills. This photograph is part of my exhibition of “Sleeping Cars” at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles, on view until March 19. This Saturday, March 12, at 11am I am speaking about the project at the gallery. Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/988140061279708/ @faheykleingallery @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #LosAngeles #California #night #mood #HollywoodHills #LA

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. In the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, a car rests bathed in the glow of the neon lights above. This photograph is part of my exhibition, “Sleeping Cars,” at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA, on display now through March 19. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview @faheykleingallery #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #classic #car #AtwaterVillage #LosAngeles #LA #night #exhibition

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. A car sleeps tucked into a red cover on a misty morning in the Hollywood Hills. Large format prints of my longterm project, including this photograph, are currently on display at LA’s @faheykleingallery now through March 19. The @latimes published a selection from the project on their Framework blog today, with an interview by Barbara Davidson (@photospice): http://framework.latimes.com/2016/02/05/reframed-in-conversation-with-gerd-ludwig/#/0 @natgeo @thephotosociety @theimagereview @natgeocreative #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #HollywoodHills #LosAngeles #LA #mist #mood #morning

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. Although the exhibition and book have been finalized, my Sleeping Cars project is ongoing. I shot this Porsche last night at @thecontaineryard in Downtown LA, where it sleeps under the watchful eyes painted above by @vyalone. @thephotosociety @natgeo @theimagereview @natgeocreative #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #Porsche #dtla #LosAngeles #California #containeryard #streetart

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. Over many years now, I have been photographing a project called “Sleeping Cars,” first featured as a Work in Progress in National Geographic Magazine. On this Instagram feed, @sleepingcars, I will be posting photographs from Sleeping Cars around the world, specifically images shot in Los Angeles. The LA photographs will be exhibited at the Fahey/Klein Gallery, opening February 4, and published as a book by Edition Lammerhuber. @thephotosociety @natgeocreative @natgeo @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #carlover #cars #LosAngeles #California #HollywoodHills #night

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. A car rests bathed in light from a billboard alongside the freeway late at night in Los Angeles. On this Instagram feed, I will be posting photographs from Sleeping Cars around the world, specifically images shot in Los Angeles and its surroundings. The LA photographs will be published in my upcoming book, followed by a solo exhibition at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA, opening February 4. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarBook #car #LosAngeles #California #night #mood #mysterious #LA

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. Over many years now, I have been photographing a project called “Sleeping Cars,” which was first published in National Geographic Magazine as a Work in Progress. I stumbled on this car one misty morning in the Hollywood Hills, near my home in LA. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #LosAngeles #HollywoodHills #California #carlovers #carlover #carculture #cars #mood #mist

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. Over many years now, I have been photographing a project called “Sleeping Cars” around the world, yet many of them in and around my home town Los Angeles. One night I found this one deep asleep in its shiny nightgown in Culver City. @thephotosociety @natgeo@natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #LosAngeles #Culvercity #California #carlover #carculture

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. Covered by a cage, like a pet sleeping in a crate, a car rests along a main route to the airport in Los Angeles. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #carlover #carculture #cars #LosAngeles #California #night #cage

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. Where do the seven million registered vehicles in Los Angeles County sleep? My ongoing series “Sleeping Cars” examines where LA cars spend their nights. @thephotosociety @natgeocreative @natgeo @theimagereview #LosAngeles #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #cacti #night #California

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Photo by @gerdludwig. On this Instagram feed, I will be posting photographs from Sleeping Cars around the world, specifically images shot in Los Angeles. These LA photographs will be published in my upcoming book, to be released in early 2016 by Edition Lammerhuber, followed by a solo exhibition at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA, opening February 4. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarBook #car #cars #carlover #carlovers #LosAngeles #California #night #mood #mysterious

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Photo by @GerdLudwig / @sleepingcars. Glowing red in another car’s brake lights, a car sleeps behind a hedge in Los Angeles. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #LA #LosAngeles #night #red #mood #carlover

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. Leaves blanket a car sleeping in the Hollywood Hills. On this Instagram feed, I will be posting photographs from my project about Sleeping Cars worldwide, specifically images shot in Los Angeles. This photograph will be published in my upcoming book along with many other cars from LA, to be released in early 2016 by Edition Lammerhuber. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarsBook #car #carlovers #carlover #carculture #cars #LosAngeles #California #HollywoodHills #Hollywood #night

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Photo by @GerdLudwig. A car rests in the Hollywood Hills. On this Instagram feed, I will be posting photographs from my project about Sleeping Cars worldwide, specifically images shot in Los Angeles. This photograph will be published in my upcoming book along with many other cars from LA, to be released in early 2016 by Edition Lammerhuber. @thephotosociety @natgeo @natgeocreative @theimagereview #SleepingCars #SleepingCarBook #car #cars #carlover #carlovers #LosAngeles #California #night #Hollywood #HollywoodHills

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