Matt Logue works in the film effects industry in Los Angeles and his latest creation, a photography book titled “empty L.A.”, sent shivers down my spine. The title pretty much says it all, it answers the question: what would Los Angeles, the nation’s second largest populated city, look like if it were people-less?
The answer? Erie beyond measure. I’ve lived in Southern California my entire life and although the density, the congestion, and the traffic are definitely not an attribute to brag about, it is an attribute nevertheless. Seeing all those empty streets really makes you realize the impact we’ve had on this earth and they certainly had somewhat of an impact on me.
Beautiful work, Mr. Logue! You can visit the “empty L.A.” site here to see some more of the photographs. And to buy his book, click here!
Love and Namaste.
This is spooky! do you know if he did it with manipulation or found times when those places really were empty? (still weirds me out to see the ‘empty London’ scenes in 28 Days Later - apparently they did those by getting up super early in the morning!)
I’m not really sure, I don’t think his website specifies his trick. I know he works in the film effects industry so I wouldn’t doubt that he could use his skills to his advantage. My guess is, it’s probably a combination of both. Maybe he shot pictures at a less crowded time (if such a thing exists in Los Angeles) and then edited out the few people here and there that were around. My guess is as good as yours, though.