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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Kelly, the RuPaul fan During the drag show, all of the drag queens were either on stage or near it, so when I walked up behind Kelly, I wondered what she was doing.  As I got closer, I realized that she was, as she put it, “a biological female,” even though her look fit in with the performers.  I asked her about that, and she told me that she was a huge fan of RuPaul and that she liked dressing up in costume even though she wasn’t a drag queen herself. You can take a look at the official Charlottesville Pride website here. Lee Park in Charlottesville, VA

Kelly, the RuPaul fan

During the drag show, all of the drag queens were either on stage or near it, so when I walked up behind Kelly, I wondered what she was doing.  As I got closer, I realized that she was, as she put it, “a biological female,” even though her look fit in with the performers.  I asked her about that, and she told me that she was a huge fan of RuPaul and that she liked dressing up in costume even though she wasn’t a drag queen herself.

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

Lee Park in Charlottesville, VA

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