Keith Alan Sprouse

Documentary, Portrait, and Performing Arts Photographer

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Check out the latest issue of Abode magazine to see some interesting articles and lovely photography, including a portrait by yours truly. @cvilleweekly #abodemagazine #cville #charlottesville

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My wife's uncle has a cabin on a lake in the Berkshires, and he lets the whole family use it throughout the year. We spend every Labor Day here, and it's always a treat. #roadtrip #lake #laborday #labordayweekend (at Cranberry Pond, Tolland, MA)

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Paco joins me in wishing all of you a happy National Dog Day! #nationaldogday #dog #dogstagram #dogofinstagram #paco #cville #charlottesville

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My photo of Tracy and Ronda of Smoke Brake Vapes ended up as a double truck spread in the Best of C-VILLE magazine, which came out today. Get yourself a copy and check out all of the Best of C-VILLE winners (and a few more of my photos)! @cvilleweekly @mulberryave @smokebrakevapes @stilltrudgin #cville #bestofcville #vape #charlottesville #editorial

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After finishing a fitness shoot with a personal trainer this morning, I passed by this on my way back to the car. @ixartpark #ixartpark #cville #charlottesville #butt #ilikebigbuttsandicannotlie (at IX Art Park)

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Supertitles at the opera. #victoryhallopera #vho #opera #operalife #cville #charlottesville #supertitles (at Piedmont Virginia Community College)

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Things seen while on my way to an assignment. #onassignment #notreally #cville #charlottesville #cemetery

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There are so many photos I could have shared to celebrate National Dance Day, but rather than show a performance image, I opted for this one of Charlottesville Ballet company artist Nanae Matsushima. She was on stage before rehearsals started, going through her routine over and over again, without the benefit of an audience's applause and without anyone else but me watching. This is what dancers do: day in and day out, they train and rehearse, pushing through fatigue and injuries, to present us with something beautiful. @cvilleballet @nanaeicecream #ballet #ballerina #nationaldanceday #nationaldanceday2016 #dance #dancer (at Charlottesville Ballet)

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Light like this makes running errands like going out for dog food so much better. #cville #charlottesville #doglife #pacoishungry #dogfood #petsupplies #lovelylight (at Pet Supplies Plus Charlottesville VA)

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Memories of LOOK3. Since I live in Charlottesville, I'm still around long after the rest of the festival attendees have gone home. The elements soon begin to take their toll on the images pasted on various walls around town, marking the passage of time. I'm already starting to look forward to next year! @look3festival #look3festival #charlottesville #cville #blackandwhite (at LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph)

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I walk past this statue a few times a week on my way to and from my office, and today I paused for a few minutes to think about the many meanings such monuments have for different people. I'm getting started on a project in which another documentarian and I hope to meet, interview, and photograph people on all sides of the question of what, if anything, should be done about public monuments to Civil War heroes in Charlottesville. If you'd like to participate, please let me know! #cville #charlottesville #civilwar #monuments #blackandwhitephotography (at Albemarle County General District Court)

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I walk past the Coal Tower on my way back and forth from home to downtown, and I often think about how different this part of town is compared to just a few years ago. There has been a good bit of construction here, and much of it is still underway. As is so often the case, it's a mixed bag, with trade-offs right down the line. I'll be curious to see if the Coal Tower survives the next wave of development, and I sometimes find myself wondering what happened to the folks who lived in the woods that used to be there. #cville #charlottesville #coaltower #development (at Charlottesville, Virginia)

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My favorite thing about wedding photography is capturing emotions, like in this image, taken right after the "first look." I approach wedding photography the same way I approach my documentary work, seeking to tell stories through capturing the moments when people aren't posing for the camera and are simply being who they are. @daniellemarieallen #cheerstothenewlywhites #weddingphotography #weddingphotographer #wedding #blackandwhite #cville #charlottesville #lexington (at Irvine Estate)

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I don't shoot a lot of weddings each year, which means that I have the luxury of approaching each one with fresh eyes. This past weekend, I was a second shooter for a wedding, and part of my coverage was getting the detail shots. Danielle was great to work with, and it was nice to have the freedom to play around a bit while capturing images like this one, of the white petals the flower girls spread before the bride walked down the aisle. #flowers #weddingphotographer #blackandwhite #cheerstothenewlywhites (at Irvine Estate)

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Happy Father's Day to all the fathers: the biological fathers, the step-fathers, and the father figures, and especially to my Pop. #fathersday #father #makeportraits #portrait

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Multi-part selfie. #look3festival #selfportrait #selfie #blackandwhite #shadows #reflactions (at The Bebedero)

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Ruddy Roye speaking truth to all who have ears to hear it. @ruddyroye @look3festival #ruddyroye #look3festival #blackandwhite (at LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph)