Ross Ching has used time-lapse photography and Photoshop to remove cars from different views of Los Angeles. My favorite part is the cranes working in the background at about 1:12 in the movie.

I live in Los Angeles. I drive in Los Angeles. I think about traffic a lot in Los Angeles. A few months ago, I discovered Matt Logue’s Empty LA photographs. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but every time I was stuck in rush hour all-hour traffic, I found myself thinking, “What if tomorrow everyone’s car disappeared.”

What would that scene look like?

Running on Empty from Ross Ching on Vimeo.