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December 3, 2003 John L. White
Seamstress Jeanne Pendergrass, center, adjusts Rich Hagopian's headdress as Hagopian prepares to play Mother Ginger in the Nutcracker, performed by the Carolina Youth Ballet in affiliation with the Triangle Academy of Dance at the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater in the BTI Center. "Traditionally that part is always played by a man," said Annette Hagopian, the director of the Triangle Academy of Dance. "But it was quite a shock for me to see my husband as a woman!"
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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