It may be two months away, but photographers from around the world are preparing to visit Charlottesville.
LOOK3, the second Festival of the Photograph, will be taking place in venues throughout the city from June 12 to June 14. Highlighting the three-day festival, which include gallery exhibitions throughout downtown, are interviews with renowned photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Joel-Peter Witkin and James Nachtwey.

So how long can eight seconds really last? Fans can find out at the Professional Bull Riders’ Charlottesville Invitational, which begins 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the John Paul Jones Arena.
Up-and-coming riders and veteran cowboys will be trying to spend at least eight seconds on the backs of writhing, 2,000-pound bulls.