First Place, Portrait/Personality - C.H. Pete Copeland / The Plain DealerEugene Maher 88, and his dog wait for customers in his shop on Euclid Ave. Maher started the business for his wife before she past away. He now waits daily in near darkness for anyone to enter to buy or just talk.
Second Place, Portrait/Personality - Meggan Booker / Cincinnati EnquirerTed Hughes smokes a cigar and looks down the track on the Cincinnati Railway Co. excursion to the Raspberry festival in Batesville, Ind. Hughes, a 50-year railroad employee and former conductor, was a guest on the train, but he wore his conductor's uniform. "Once you get it in your blood, you're stuck," Hughes said of trains. "I love trains still." Hughes is 82 and lives in Anderson Township.
Third Place, Portrait/Personality - Eustacio Humphrey / The Plain DealerA young MGT attentively waits for the start of a class on sexual morality during the Savior's Day Weekend convention in Chicago. The convention celebrates the birth of Farrad Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam.
Award of Excellence, Portrait/Personality - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerPortrait of Ken Maye of Akron with the ripples created in a pool of water where he is reflected May 11, 2004. Ken Maye was part of the Living Waters program at St Lukes where he spiritually dealt with his bisexuality through the healing power of Jesus Christ. Ken is now married with two children and is a music worship leader at his church.
Award of Excellence, Portrait/Personality - Lynn Ischay / The Plain DealerThe lines and pores of Larry Gault's face are filled with coal dust while he works at Anthony Mining Company outside of Piney Fork. Gault is glad for the work and says he enjoys it.
Award of Excellence, Portrait/Personality - Garrett Hubbard / Brooks InstituteThe eldest daughter of an armless, yet prideful Brahman father stands at the door to their house in the Pujalti Village near Mussoorie, India. This family lives in utter poverty, but because they are Brahman, the highest caste in a culture that defines worth by ones caste, they are respected and proud of their life.
