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Sleeping Cars
Covered up: ‘My cars are loners,’ writes Ludwig in the introduction to Sleeping Cars, a large-format photo book to be published in the spring. ‘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.’ (Gerd Ludwig/National Geographic) Gerd Ludwig/INSTITUTE
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Photo essay: Gerd Ludwig’s ’sleeping cars’

The documentary photographer lives in Los Angeles, and at night he searches for ‘sleeping cars’
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February 4, 2016

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Documentary photographer Gerd Ludwig lives in Los Angeles, and at night he searches for “sleeping cars.” “My cars are loners,” writes Ludwig in the introduction to Sleeping Cars, a large-format photo book to be published in the spring. “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.”