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September 3, 2003 John L. White [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Tomas Juarez of Raleigh surveys the scene during a rodeo at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The event featured amateur bull riding, comedic entertainment and live music geared toward the Latino community. Don Jones, a contractor who provided bulls for the bull riding competition, said that although he loves to attend and help organize rodeos throughout the state, he'll never ride a bull. "My career lasts a whole lot longer than (the bull rider) does," he said.
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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.


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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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