University of Oregon senior David Saed Georgieff struggles daily with the knowledge that he’ll return next fall for a fifth year of studies. “It kills me a little. I know it’s normal now, but my family never remembers, and I hate seeing them react all over again when I tell them.” The electronic media major hopes to one day work as a video editor. (Eugene OR, 2007)
A firefighter at the Roseville Fire Training Center (Roseville CA, 2008)
Rocklin, CA, residents Justine and Matt Hillis rock out to David Martin’s House Party Band at the 2008 Black & White Ball in Auburn CA. (Auburn CA, 2008)
At the 15th annual Autumn Art Studios Tour, Placer Hills Winery Tour and the Cowpoke Fall Gathering (Auburn Region CA, 2008)
Paige Rothe helps Jordan Shuttleworth decorate her pumpkin at the 2008 Auburn Community Festival. (Auburn CA, 2008)
![While relaxing in her room, University of Oregon senior Katie Onheiber thinks about the future. With only four more months of school left, Onheiber is still unsure of what her immediate future holds, though she’s searching for a magazine photography internship in Portland. unpaid, so I’ll “This will likely be unpaid, so I’ll temporarily live at home [in Portland, Ore.] and work hopefully my last minimum wage job,” Onheiber said. She is looking forward to the June graduation, where she’ll get to see a number of her family members, who are traveling from the East, as well as her older brother, who lives in Santa Monica. (Eugene OR, 2008)](https://ashleybaerportfolio.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/katie-o-remastered.jpg?w=438&resize=438%2C291&h=291#038;h=291 "Katie O remastered")
While relaxing in her room, University of Oregon senior Katie Onheiber thinks about the future. With only four more months of school left, Onheiber is still unsure of what her immediate future holds, though she’s searching for a magazine photography internship in Portland. unpaid, so I’ll “This will likely be unpaid, so I’ll temporarily live at home [in Portland, Ore.] and work hopefully my last minimum wage job,” Onheiber said. She is looking forward to the June graduation, where she’ll get to see a number of her family members, who are traveling from the East, as well as her older brother, who lives in Santa Monica. (Eugene OR, 2008)
Manda (Sacramento CA, 2010)
Superbowl Celebration (Auburn CA, 2009)
Kassie Kessler at the 12th Annual Auburn Community Festival at Recreation Park. (Auburn CA, 2008)
Jennifer Spain of Cameron Park, CA, shows off her Southern Belle costume during the 2008 Black & White Ball in Downtown Auburn. (Auburn CA, 2008)
Amy (Sacramento CA, 2010)
Megan Doyle, 14, left, and Aurelie Moilin, 14, eat lunch on the steps of the amphitheater at Roseville High School. The outdoor theater was donated by the class of 1931. (Roseville CA, 2008)
A few hours before a private performance, Tonya Rose begins the transformation from Cecil, her given name, into Tonya Rose. “I was raped as Cecil. But as Tonya, I am hidden in my mask so I can be who Cecil used to be: cheerful, outgoing and very social. In a way, the rape killed me.” (OR, 2007)
Manda (Sacramento CA, 2010)
As Santa and Mrs. Claus, Brock Krasner and Erma Harkey lead the motorcycle brigade during the 13th Annual Gold Country Food and Toy Run. (Auburn CA, 2008)
With a pumpkin weighing 1,061 pounds, seven-year-old Audry Warren wins the Open Category in the Giant Pumpkin Contest at the 12th Annual Auburn Community Festival, beating out her nearest opponent by 173 pounds and shattering the previous record. (Auburn CA, 2008)
At the 15th annual Autumn Art Studios Tour, Placer Hills Winery Tour and the Cowpoke Fall Gathering (Auburn Region CA, 2008)
In full drag, Tonya takes a break at a private party at which she is the night’s entertainment. Before being diagnosed with HIV, Tonya was active in the gay pageantry circuit and performing as Darcelle Showbar. She has had to quit since then, as she could no longer travel the country for coronations and performances, but she still tries to stay active with pageantry by designing sets and costumes, as well as the occasional charity benefit, such as performing at the Eugene, OR, Hult Center to raise money for the HIV Alliance. (OR, 2007)
Miguel Gomez inspects rows of cherry trees at Canyon View Orchards in the small town of Benton City, Wash. An immigrant from Mexico, Gomez has lived in Benton since 1985 and is one of the few employees with yearlong employment at the orchard. (Benton City WA, 2007)
Ashley Baer 