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December 24, 2003 Mel Nathanson
Full of energy - and slightly nervous - Amber Van Parys gathers herself to mingle during her first "official" opening at Bickett Gallery in Raleigh. The 11-year-old artist battles ADHD, dyslexia, and bipolar disorder and learned to draw as a means of expressing emotions of loss. "When I was 6, my best friend died, my grandmother died, and then after a break-in, my dog Sugar ran away. It was a rough month," she said. "I was sad, and my drawing gave me a way to express that." Fellow artist Paul Friedrich, who collaborated on the show, said, "she has a fresh look and new ways of doing things. Someday she's going to be my boss."
About This Project


Takaaki Iwabu
"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.


Travis Long
The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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