“Years ago I was struck by a simple remark that a visiting writer made while we were stuck in one of L.A.’s famous traffic jams: ‘I wonder where all these cars go to rest at night.’ I started to wonder myself.”—Gerd Ludwig

Photographer Gerd Ludwig has always had a fascination with cars, something that he attributes to the German-engineered cars he grew up around. Now based in Los Angeles, Ludwig has developed an ongoing romance with the classic and modern cars of Hollywood. At night, he ventures into the city to find out where these cars “sleep,” whether covered, uncovered, or hiding beside a garage. With an exhibition and a new book on the way, he answered questions about