Photos by Thomas Ngo, San Diego 2003

“Brian Doyle”
Portland Magazine editor Brian Doyle reacts to being the subject of a hypothetical beatification by Ken Woodward, contributing religion editor for Newsweek Magazine.
This photo won 1st place for Best Feature Photo in Division 2 at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2008 Collegiate Newspaper Contest.

“Bob and Barbara Balen”
An elderly couple audit an intense 400-level medieval philosophy course on campus.