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).

16th June 2012

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Tristan, the psychobilly rocker Have you ever heard of psychobilly?  I hadn’t either, until I met Tristan, who was playing his acoustic guitar on the Downtown Mall.  I liked his style and went up to ask him for a portrait.  He was a little concerned, at first, because he didn’t want to walk off and leave his guitar and his guitar case, where  folks had been tossing in dollars and change for his musical efforts.  Luckily my wife was with me, and she agreed to watch his things for him while we walked over to a less sunny patch of pavement for a portrait.  Tristan is the lead singer for a band called Rock n Roll Cannibals, and they play a type of music called psychobilly, a sort of twisted relative of rockabilly, and they just released their first album, entitled aptly enough, Blood and Pommade.  Tristan had the sort of presence that made it clear why he’s the frontman of a successful band, and he was a wonderful portrait subject.  Plus, as is so often the case with the people I’ve met on my project, he taught me something new and intersting.  Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

Tristan, the psychobilly rocker

Have you ever heard of psychobilly?  I hadn’t either, until I met Tristan, who was playing his acoustic guitar on the Downtown Mall.  I liked his style and went up to ask him for a portrait.  He was a little concerned, at first, because he didn’t want to walk off and leave his guitar and his guitar case, where  folks had been tossing in dollars and change for his musical efforts.  Luckily my wife was with me, and she agreed to watch his things for him while we walked over to a less sunny patch of pavement for a portrait.  Tristan is the lead singer for a band called Rock n Roll Cannibals, and they play a type of music called psychobilly, a sort of twisted relative of rockabilly, and they just released their first album, entitled aptly enough, Blood and Pommade.  Tristan had the sort of presence that made it clear why he’s the frontman of a successful band, and he was a wonderful portrait subject.  Plus, as is so often the case with the people I’ve met on my project, he taught me something new and intersting. 

Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

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