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February 11, 2004 John L. White
Megan Tarpey, 6, of Cary, pokes Darren "Burl" Burrell in the nose on opening night of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the RBC Center. Burrell, known as the "Boss Clown" by his co-workers, said he majored in marketing and international business in college but became a clown because he "was a lousy computer salesman." Tarpey, who has been coming to the circus for the last four years, said, "my favorite part of the circus is the clowns and the acrobats and elephants and everything!"
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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