Students from Grady College’s Advanced Photojournalism course spent an entire day at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in 2016 for the moments that show what the fair means to the attendees.

Meghan Boyette, 32, from Plant City, Florida, leads her horse to the stables in between showings at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Boyette is the team leader of Hearts for Horses, a 4H group that is competing at the fair for the first time. (Photo/David Barnes, davidbarnesphoto@gmail.com)

Addie Bridges, 14 from Menlo, Georgia, walks her cow towards her father, Michael Bridges, 51, Robotics Technician from Menlo, Georgia, as practice for her competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2016. One big part of the Georgia National Fair is the chance for people of all ages to show off their livestock in various competitions. (Photo/Kelsey E. Green, kegreen.professional@gmail.com)

Matthew McKeown, 23, of Boston, Massachussetts, who has been working with the fair for three years now, runs the paintball court where you shoot manaqueins and zombie posters at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 8, 2016. McKeown has owned his Carhartt jacket for just over a year and uses it at every event, and has just took a picture and sent it to Carhartt to try and get a new jacket. (Photo/Henry Taylor/henrytaylorphoto@gmail.com)

Fair-goers ride on a swing ride on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Perry, Georgia. The Georgia National Fair attracts people from around the state and country. (Photo: Lauren Leising/lel57263@uga.edu)

Addison Boyette, 6, a first grade student from Plant City, Florida, laughs with teammate Jayden Ferrell, 12, a seventh grade student from Plant City, Florida, on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia. Boyette and Ferrell travelled to the Georgia National Fair to compete in 4-H Junior Competition with their riding team. (Photo/Ansley Walker, eawalker@uga.edu)

Karson Underwood, 5, a kindergarten student from Warner Robins, Georgia, rides the mechanical bull on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Georgia National Fair, in Perry, Georgia. Underwood and his family travelled from Warner Robins to enjoy the fair on Saturday. (Photo/Ansley Walker, eawalker@uga.edu)

John Jiles, 4, from Columbus, Georgia, gets escorted out of the Mutton Bustin’ arena after falling off a sheep. Mutton Bustin’ is a competition for children ages three to six, where each child tries to hang on to the sheep’s back the longest, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on October 8, 2016. (Photo/Katelyn Umholtz, kumholtz@uga.edu)

Kashanti Lemon, 13, and Dymond Brown, 13, two eighth grade students from Sandersville, Georgia, ride a roller coaster on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Georgia National Fair, in Perry, Georgia. Lemon and Brown travel from Sandersville to Perry together every year to experience the fair. (Photo/Ansley Walker)
![161012_cls_georgianationalfair_best_0004 Christine Bartley, 54, of Long Island, New York, and Joseph Follmer, 57, of Jersey City, New Jersey, talk together after getting engaged at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Bartley and Follmer met in Ocala, Florida, where they both now reside, after Bartley's daughter, Cassandra, set her up with Follmer, a maintenance worker that works in the building where she lives. "They went out for coffee and [have] been inseparable since," says Cassandra. But when recollecting their first meeting, Follmer admitted, "we still haven't had our first coffee date." When they met up before going to get coffee, they talked for so long that they forgot to go. (Photo/Casey Sykes, www.caseysykes.com)](https://i0.wp.com/gradynewsource.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161012_CLS_GeorgiaNationalFair_Best_0004.jpg?w=219&h=147&ssl=1)
Christine Bartley, 54, of Long Island, New York, and Joseph Follmer, 57, of Jersey City, New Jersey, talk together after getting engaged at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Bartley and Follmer met in Ocala, Florida, where they both now reside, after Bartley’s daughter, Cassandra, set her up with Follmer, a maintenance worker that works in the building where she lives. “They went out for coffee and [have] been inseparable since,” says Cassandra. But when recollecting their first meeting, Follmer admitted, “we still haven’t had our first coffee date.” When they met up before going to get coffee, they talked for so long that they forgot to go. (Photo/Casey Sykes, www.caseysykes.com)

Elizabeth Smith, 6, from Kathleen, Georgia, a young competitor in the Mutton Bustin’ Wool Riding competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Smith was taken off of the sheep after a bad start at the beginning of her round in the sheep riding competition. (Photo: Henry Taylor/henrytaylorphoto@gmail.com)

Darrick Hall a cook at Famous Gabby’s Kitchens, 38, of Clear Water, Florida, pours spices on half chickens in proportion for the days patrons at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2016. “This is my favorite event we do of the year, it’s the people and the southern hospitality,” Hall said. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones)

Jayden Martinez, 5, from Byron, Georgia, waits to participate in the Mutton Bustin’ event at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, Saturday, October 8, 2016. Mutton Bustin is a competiton for kids to see who can ride the sheep for the longest amount of time. (Photo/Austin Steele, steeleau@uga.edu)

Ela Todd, 49 hairstylist from Griffin, Georgia, plays with her granddaughter, Olivia Todd, 2 from Griffin, Georgia, at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Perry, Georgia. “Famous for fun,” the Georgia National Fair is a place for family and friends to spend time with one another and make special memories. (Photo/Kelsey E. Green, kegreen.professional@gmail.com)

Reece Meaver, center, 20, from Griffin, Georgia, and a junior at Gordon State College gets ready to lead the Southern Exposure drill team into the ring to compete at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2016. The the team is comprised of girls from age 12 to 20. (Photo/Joshua L. Jones)
![161012_cls_georgianationalfair_best_0003 Christine Bartley, 54, of Long Island, New York, and Joseph Follmer, 57, of Jersey City, New Jersey, embrace while a family member records the moment after Bartley proposed to Follmer at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Bartley and Follmer met in Ocala, Florida, where they both now reside, after Bartley's daughter, Cassandra, set her up with Follmer, a maintenance worker that works in the building where she lives. "They went out for coffee and [have] been inseparable since," says Cassandra. But when recollecting their first meeting, Follmer admitted, "we still haven't had our first coffee date." When they met up before going to get coffee, they talked for so long that they forgot to go. (Photo/Casey Sykes, www.caseysykes.com)](https://i0.wp.com/gradynewsource.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161012_CLS_GeorgiaNationalFair_Best_0003.jpg?w=189&h=131&ssl=1)
Christine Bartley, 54, of Long Island, New York, and Joseph Follmer, 57, of Jersey City, New Jersey, embrace while a family member records the moment after Bartley proposed to Follmer at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Bartley and Follmer met in Ocala, Florida, where they both now reside, after Bartley’s daughter, Cassandra, set her up with Follmer, a maintenance worker that works in the building where she lives. “They went out for coffee and [have] been inseparable since,” says Cassandra. But when recollecting their first meeting, Follmer admitted, “we still haven’t had our first coffee date.” When they met up before going to get coffee, they talked for so long that they forgot to go. (Photo/Casey Sykes, www.caseysykes.com)

Taylor Mcclellon and Emily Gattis, both age 10 and from Habersham County, Georgia, show their lambs in the Class Five competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 10, 2016. The two friends are typically competing against each other given their same age. (Eva Claire Schwartz, evacschwartz@gmail.com)

Two girls call to a sheep before competing in the Children’s Mutton Bustin’ sheep riding competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Children can under sixty pounds can compete in the sheep riding competition. (Photo/Jenn Finch, www.jennfinch.wordpress.com)

Brittanie Bell, 18, a sales associate from Dublin, Georgia, and Dalton Houston, 20, an artist from Dublin, Georgia, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 8, 2016. Houston won a stuffed animal for Bell by playing a dart game at the fair. (Photo/Caroline R. Elliott, creneee@uga.edu)