The Cville People Project, a documentary photography project, was partially inspired by the Humans of New York website, which is the result of the attempt of one photographer to provide a sort of photographic census of New York City.

However, the focus of this project is somewhat different. I believe that we come to know a city through the people who live there, so my goal is to depict the city of Charlottesville through its inhabitants. I intend to make portraits of as many Charlottesvillians as possible and share them, along with a little bit about each person, on this photoblog.

Feel free to contact me at cville.people@gmail.com if you would like to be part of the project or know someone who would.

You can see more of my photos on my other blog The Things I've Seen and on my Flickr stream. You can also follow me on Instagram (K_A_Sprouse) or Twitter (@K_A_Sprouse).

3rd June 2012

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Emily, the Native American This year is the 250th anniversary of the founding of Charlottesville, the town in which I live, and as part of the festivities, there was a “Living History” exhibition in a tiny park just off the Downtown Mall.  I hadn’t heard about it, but my eagle-eyed wife spotted something going on in the park as we were strolling on the Mall, so we went to check it out.  There were a number of people who were portraying historical figures from the area; some of them were very serious about remaining in character and would answer questions as if they were indeed the character they were portraying, but most of them were willing to talk to me about who they really were and what it was that drew them to historical reenacting.  This young woman was portraying Two Doves, a Native American woman, and she said that it was her own Native American ancestry that had led her to choose this character.  She’s a student a the Renassaince School, a small private school in Charlottesville that has more holistic view of education.  All of the people I’ve ever met who went to that school have been interesting, quite bright, and often artistic, and Emily was no exception. Lee Park in Charlottesville, VA

Emily, the Native American

This year is the 250th anniversary of the founding of Charlottesville, the town in which I live, and as part of the festivities, there was a “Living History” exhibition in a tiny park just off the Downtown Mall.  I hadn’t heard about it, but my eagle-eyed wife spotted something going on in the park as we were strolling on the Mall, so we went to check it out.  There were a number of people who were portraying historical figures from the area; some of them were very serious about remaining in character and would answer questions as if they were indeed the character they were portraying, but most of them were willing to talk to me about who they really were and what it was that drew them to historical reenacting.  This young woman was portraying Two Doves, a Native American woman, and she said that it was her own Native American ancestry that had led her to choose this character.  She’s a student a the Renassaince School, a small private school in Charlottesville that has more holistic view of education.  All of the people I’ve ever met who went to that school have been interesting, quite bright, and often artistic, and Emily was no exception.

Lee Park in Charlottesville, VA

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