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).

27th June 2012

Question

markwballard asked: Great project! I'm a long-time part-time photographer (I'm the guy who doesn't show up in the family photos because I'm behind the lense) ;) Last week, I asked a couple of complete strangers to take candid photos (one consented). I want to do more. You've done a great job with a challenging inspiration. Keep up the great work! Mark

Thanks so much for the kind words; I really appreciate them.  And good luck with your stranger project!