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).

18th June 2012

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Josh, the traveler I give each one of the participants in my project a sort of nickname or handle, and sometimes it can be a challenge deciding what to choose. Not with Josh, though, who pretty quickly uttered the sentence “I’m a traveler” and went on to explain that he has already lived in 10 states and is soon going to be leaving Charlottesville to add at least a couple more to his list. He works at Chaps and can often be seen outside staffing the coffee cart. In addition to slinging java, he’s a photographer, although he said that he hasn’t been taking many photos lately. Maybe what he needs in order to revive his photography is just a change of scenery, a little trip somewhere, an opportunity for some travel? Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

Josh, the traveler

I give each one of the participants in my project a sort of nickname or handle, and sometimes it can be a challenge deciding what to choose. Not with Josh, though, who pretty quickly uttered the sentence “I’m a traveler” and went on to explain that he has already lived in 10 states and is soon going to be leaving Charlottesville to add at least a couple more to his list. He works at Chaps and can often be seen outside staffing the coffee cart. In addition to slinging java, he’s a photographer, although he said that he hasn’t been taking many photos lately. Maybe what he needs in order to revive his photography is just a change of scenery, a little trip somewhere, an opportunity for some travel?

Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

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