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December 6, 2006 Staff photo by Travis Long
Nine-year-old Joey Moore of Youngsville shows off his makeshift knight costume while attending the Camelot Christmas Holiday Event, his first medieval-themed outing, at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. ‘He likes all sorts of knights, shining armor and stuff,’ said Joey’s mother, Alesia Moore. ‘He has a huge wardrobe of costumes he puts together. … Bless his heart, he has an adult-sized head. So we took a bucket and painted it silver.’ Joey’s father, Albert, fashioned Joey’s chain mail from a mesh laundry bag procured from a dollar store. Joey plans to make the event a Moore family tradition.
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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