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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Kevin, the chameleon The same day that I ordered my new camera, I took one last round of the Downtown Mall to shoot my last street portrait with my soon-to-be “old camera,” and I spotted Kevin standing outside one of my favorite restaurants, Rapture.  I asked him for a portrait, and he seemed a bit puzzled by my project, but he still agreed to participate.  Kevin told me that he changes his hair color every couple of months, as the mood strikes him: he’s had pretty much every color in the rainbow over the past couple of years, but I suspect that the red would probably be my favorite.  Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

Kevin, the chameleon

The same day that I ordered my new camera, I took one last round of the Downtown Mall to shoot my last street portrait with my soon-to-be “old camera,” and I spotted Kevin standing outside one of my favorite restaurants, Rapture.  I asked him for a portrait, and he seemed a bit puzzled by my project, but he still agreed to participate.  Kevin told me that he changes his hair color every couple of months, as the mood strikes him: he’s had pretty much every color in the rainbow over the past couple of years, but I suspect that the red would probably be my favorite. 

Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

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