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October 20, 2004 Travis Long
Chapel Hill High School cheerleading coach Lisa Campbell adjusts the crown atop football player Bryan Evans' head as he and Ashley Banks, left, are named homecoming king and queen during half time of Chapel Hill High's 12-11 win over C.E. Jordan High on Friday, Oct. 8. "I was surprised. I thought my friend Tyrone was going to get it," said Evans. "The game was a pretty big win for us. Coach's father had passed away and his funeral was that day. It was special to pull off a win. He needed it."
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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