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).

9th June 2012

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Richard, the gallery owner The LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph has opened in Charlottesville, and it really is a playground for photographers.  There are a number of exhibitions of world-class photography, both as part of the festival itself and in other local galleries that are working in partnership with it.  I even have a photo hanging as a part of a show entitled “Local Works,” as a result of being a finalist in a photo contest sponsored by the Charlottesville Photography Initiative (www.cphotoi.org).  As I was walking toward the Downtown Mall, which is the hub of most of the festival activities, I noticed some photos hanging in a storefront gallery that I hadn’t noticed before.  Of course I went in to take a look and met Richard, a photographer who works with large format cameras and various types of photographic processes that are seen less often in the digital age.  He is working on setting up a new gallery and was hanging prints on the wall while we talked.  He told me that he plans on having his gallery completely finished and open for business by the end of the month, and I’m looking forward to seeing the finished space.  All of the prints in his gallery were handmade and quite beautiful.  As soon as his website is up and running, I’ll post a link to it.  You can see some of his work here: rpippinphotography.com   He has had a long career as a photographer and has a deep knowledge of the medium and of the great photographers of the past, and we spent a good long time talking about our favorites.  He said that one particular photo by Manual Alvarez Bravo changed the way he looks at photos, so now I’m going to have to go back and look at Alvarez Bravo’s works again. Manu Propia Gallery on West Main Street in Charlottesville, VA

Richard, the gallery owner

The LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph has opened in Charlottesville, and it really is a playground for photographers.  There are a number of exhibitions of world-class photography, both as part of the festival itself and in other local galleries that are working in partnership with it.  I even have a photo hanging as a part of a show entitled “Local Works,” as a result of being a finalist in a photo contest sponsored by the Charlottesville Photography Initiative (www.cphotoi.org).  As I was walking toward the Downtown Mall, which is the hub of most of the festival activities, I noticed some photos hanging in a storefront gallery that I hadn’t noticed before.  Of course I went in to take a look and met Richard, a photographer who works with large format cameras and various types of photographic processes that are seen less often in the digital age.  He is working on setting up a new gallery and was hanging prints on the wall while we talked.  He told me that he plans on having his gallery completely finished and open for business by the end of the month, and I’m looking forward to seeing the finished space.  All of the prints in his gallery were handmade and quite beautiful.  As soon as his website is up and running, I’ll post a link to it.  You can see some of his work here: rpippinphotography.com   He has had a long career as a photographer and has a deep knowledge of the medium and of the great photographers of the past, and we spent a good long time talking about our favorites.  He said that one particular photo by Manual Alvarez Bravo changed the way he looks at photos, so now I’m going to have to go back and look at Alvarez Bravo’s works again.

Manu Propia Gallery on West Main Street in Charlottesville, VA

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