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March 31, 2004 Travis Long [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Makeup artist Melissa Allen, right, works with 8-year-old Madison Edwards during a demonstration at Oggi Girl, a girls clothing store, in North Raleigh. "I wanted to feel the excitment of being a big girl," said Edwards, who had never worn makeup before. Madison's mother, Inge Edwards, encourages Madison to wait till she's 16 to wear makeup. "Things have changed since I was a girl," she said. "This was strictly for fun."
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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