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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Laura, the wedding guest Followers of my project will have no doubt noticed that a lot of my portraits are made on the Downtown Mall. For those of you who don’t live in Charlottesville, the Downtown Mall is a pedestrian mall made by blocking off traffic to a few blocks of the downtown area. There are a bunch of restaurants, cafes, bars, boutiques, and other businesses there, and when the weather permits — and the weather tends to be fairly mild here in this part of Virginia — the Mall is full of locals, tourists, students, and in this case, wedding guests. I saw Laura and her friend Chris sitting together on a bench and approached them both for portraits. They told me that they are from Richmond and were in town for a friend’s wedding. Laura is an occupational therapist, making her the second person with that job in my project. Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

Laura, the wedding guest

Followers of my project will have no doubt noticed that a lot of my portraits are made on the Downtown Mall. For those of you who don’t live in Charlottesville, the Downtown Mall is a pedestrian mall made by blocking off traffic to a few blocks of the downtown area. There are a bunch of restaurants, cafes, bars, boutiques, and other businesses there, and when the weather permits — and the weather tends to be fairly mild here in this part of Virginia — the Mall is full of locals, tourists, students, and in this case, wedding guests.

I saw Laura and her friend Chris sitting together on a bench and approached them both for portraits. They told me that they are from Richmond and were in town for a friend’s wedding. Laura is an occupational therapist, making her the second person with that job in my project.

Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA

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