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 October 2012

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Tristan, the drag king There were a few drag queens at the Charlottesville Pride Festival, but I saw only one drag king, Tristan Swagger.  I know nothing about drag performers — the Pride Festival was the first time I had ever seen a drag show — but I would imagine that the drag queens, with all of their highly stylized make-up, glitter costumes, and perilously high heels, tend to get more attention than the drag kings.  Tristan had enough personality to make up for the lack of sparkly stuff, though, and true to his name, he had a heck of a lot of swagger. You can take a look at the official Charlottesville Pride website here. Lee Park in Charlottesville, VA

Tristan, the drag king

There were a few drag queens at the Charlottesville Pride Festival, but I saw only one drag king, Tristan Swagger.  I know nothing about drag performers — the Pride Festival was the first time I had ever seen a drag show — but I would imagine that the drag queens, with all of their highly stylized make-up, glitter costumes, and perilously high heels, tend to get more attention than the drag kings.  Tristan had enough personality to make up for the lack of sparkly stuff, though, and true to his name, he had a heck of a lot of swagger.

You can take a look at the official Charlottesville Pride website here.

Lee Park in Charlottesville, VA

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