Students from the Advanced Photojournalism course headed to the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, for the fourth annual photojournalism workshop on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. The class spent 16 hours on the fairgrounds working to show what the fair means to the people of Georgia. Under the instruction of Prof. Mark Johnson, the students’ captured everything from classic cars, animals, fairgoers, and much more.
Greg Rau, 12, and Natalie Rau, 11, ride the Pharaoh’s Fury at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Greg Rau got in to the ride about halfway through when he started screaming. (Photo/Emily Haney)
A child tries to climb a sinning ladder at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Dori Butler)
Drew Pelzer, a 45-year-old independent contractor from Chicago, organizes toys at the Georgia National Fair, on October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. Pelzer works the Georgia National Fair every year. (Photo/Christina R. Matacotta)
Will Grimes, 5, from Tifton, Georgia, participates in Mutton Busting at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Grimes stayed on the sheep for 2.07 seconds. (Photo/Emily Haney)
Press Pope, 6, has her face painted at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Maureen C. Sheeran)
William Smith, 47, a sheet metal worker, from Toccoa, Georgia, attends the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. He helps a family friend prepare his goat to be shown by tending to the goat early in the morning. (Photo/Marlee A. Middlebrooks)
Samantha Jenkins, 6, from Atlanta, Georgia, rides a slide at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Catherine Morrow)
Fairgoers cheer on the pigs of Robinson’s Racing Pigs and Pig Paddling Porkers as they dive into the pool during a race at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 7, 2017. (Photo/Catherine Green)
Dylan Purvis, an 11-year-old from Wheeler County, Georgia, scales a rock climbing wall at the Georgia National Fair, on October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Christina R. Matacotta)
Kenny Nunn embroiders a dog collar at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Nunn has been selling pet accessories for over 20 years. (Photo/Maureen C. Sheeran)
Tanna Mock, 7, from Slyvania, Georgia, walks her goat Jasmine before their show at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Mock raised Jasmine from a baby and has been showing goats since pre-k. (Photo/Nicole M. Adamson)
Garret Smith, 4, from Lousiville, Georgia, gives his friend Rae Ann Samples, 4, from Evans, Georgia, a pep talk before the Mutton Busting Competition begins at the Georgia National Fair, in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The multiple livestock shows are a main attraction at the fair. (Photo/Kayla Renie)
A pig races as part of the Robinson’s Racing Pigs and Pig Paddling Porkers show at the Georgia National Fair, in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Robinson’s travels with fair across the country with pigs performing in exhibition shows. (Photo/Savannah McCoy)
Jacie Babb, left, 21, a cosmetology major at Central Georgia Technical College, from Warner Robins, Georgia, and Ryley Church, right, 4, from Warner Robins, Georgia, attend the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. Babb has a season pass to the fair, and she comes every day that it is open; she brought Church, a family friend, and together, they ride the Sizzler. (Photo/Marlee A. Middlebrooks)
Hank Knight, 50, an engineering manager, pets his daughter’s cow at the Georgia National Fair, in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The multiple livestock shows are a main attraction at the fair. (Photo/Kayla Renie)
A little girl waves to a crowd of people while on a carousel on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Mary Grace Heath)
Chris Porter, 38, from Jacksonville, Florida, enjoys a ride with his daughter, Ma’at Porter, 3, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 7, 2017. (Photo/Gabriella Cammarata)
Brandi Minor, 34, from Warner Robins, Georgia, looks at the baby chicks with her daughter, Kai Minor, 6, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 7, 2017. (Photo/Gabriella Cammarata)
Brantley Ballinger, 6, from Thomaston, Georgia, takes a break in the wheel of a monster truck at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 7, 2017. (Photo/Gabriella Cammarata)
A display of car hop food sits on a vintage truck at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Catherine Morrow)
Star Childs, a performer with the Stilt Circus company from Los Angeles, California, waves as she walks through the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Friday, October 6, 2017. This is Childs’ second year coming to perform at the fair and it has become one of her favorite fairs to participate in. Childs drove all the way from Los Angeles to Perry, Georgia to take part in the festivities for the opening weekend. (Photo/Reann Huber)
A woman works in a concession stand at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Friday, October 6, 2017. This is the 28th year that the fair has been held. (Photo/Chamberlain Smith)
MJ Wells, 8, a third grader from Kathleen, Georgia, reacts to a balancing performance at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Wells was observing a performance by the Nerveless Nocks, a group of stunt artists that travels around the United States. (Photo/Nicole M. Adamson)
Autumn Urban, from Warner Robins, Georgia, plays in bubbles at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Urban came to the fair for family time. (Photo/ Savannah McCoy)
Jean Le Roux, 22, of Cape Town, South Africa, wipes oil off the inside window of the popcorn machine during closing time at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Steffenie Burns)
Daniel Dooley, 16, from Summerville, Georgia, walks his sister’s goat, Molly, after their show at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Kristin M. Bradshaw)
Evy Christy, 3, from Forsyth, Georgia, eats an ice cream cone at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The multiple food venders are a main attraction at the fair. (Photo/Kayla Renie)
A performer from The Nerveless Nocks All-American Daredevil Stunt Show stands 50 feet in the air on a double steel wheel at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday October 7, 2017. The double wheel of steel acts as a teeter-totter, where neither person is strapped in.
(Photo/Heather Bryan)
Madi Carter, 12, rests with her cow, Crystal, before competing at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Carter was inspired to show cattle by her grandfather who has been competing since childhood. (Photo/Chamberlain Smith)
A character rides the sky lift to the other end of the fair grounds at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The lift provided colorful views of the grounds as well as an efficient method of travel. (Photo/Kristin M. Bradshaw)
Classic cars line the street at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. Fairgoers pass by in the background just before the cars prepare to leave. (Photo/Marlee A. Middlebrooks)
Warren Blasich, 50, a Broadway actor and tv producer from New York, advocates educational excellence and gives prizes to all kids with a passion for learning on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Perry, Georgia. Blasich takes months of out his year to work at friends’ booths at fairs across the nation; he is the only showman that wears a sign and rings a cowbell. (Photo/Reynolds Rogers)
Tristan Lyons, 33, of Fort Valley, Georgia, works over the heat of an open grill on his first day of roasting corn at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Steffenie Burns)
Jay Kimbrel, 60, of Bainbridge, Georgia, walks with his best friend’s granddaughter, Margo Dean, 3, to watch the drill team competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 7, 2017. (Photo/Catherine Green)
Sylvia O’Neal, 12, from Meriwether County in Georgia, looks at the American flag she is holding during her competition with the Georgia Stampede drill team on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Mary Grace Heath)
Noah Davis, 16, and Katelyn Tuttle, 18, add the finishing touches to Noah’s show cow, Maybelline, at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. After grooming for several hours, one of the last steps before showing is spraying the cow with black finish spray and hair oil to add color and sheen to the coat. (Photo/Steffenie Burns)
A young fairgoer rides the carousel at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday October 7, 2017. (Photo/Heather Bryan)
The Georgia Stampede Mounted Drill Team rides around the arena during a competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 7, 2017. The team is made up of riders from numerous middle Georgia counties. (Photo/ Catherine Green)
Lily Hagerman, 6, from Macon, Georgia, has her face painted like Wonder Woman by Frances “Fancy” Muslar at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Lily and her family were enjoying participating in multiple events at the fair, including mechanical bull riding. (Photo/Savannah McCoy)
Carl and Linda Joyce from Macon, Georgia, enjoy a fun date night at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017. (Photo/Mary Grace Heath)
James Fluellen, 69, of Lithonia, Georgia, travelled to the Georgia National Fair to capture moments and enjoy the experience on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. Fluellen is a retiree who has taken up photography as a hobby, and prefers Nikon to Canon. (Photo/Reynolds Rogers)
A Ferris wheel spins into the evening at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Dori Butler)
Aleana Moreno, 1, holds onto her mother, Joanna Webber, while riding a ferris wheel at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Aleana had never ridden on a Ferris wheel before. (Photo/Maureen C. Sheeran)
Robert Newton puts the finishing touches on his booth in the early morning before all of the fair-goers arrive, in Perry, Georgia, at the Georgia National Fair, on October 7, 2017. The Georgia National Fair takes place in Perry Georgia, and is the largest fair in the state.
(Photo/Grason Passmore)
Mike Mobley, from Moultrie, Georgia, washes his show cow at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Dori Butler)
Andre Haynes and his daughters from Atlanta, Georgia, try to throw a Frisbee on rubber ducks to win a grand prize of a stuffed animal, in Perry, Georgia, at the Georgia National Fair, on October 7, 2017. The Georgia National Fair takes place in Perry Georgia, and is the largest fair in the state. (Photo/Grason Passmore)
Fred Grzybowski, an entertainer from Rittman, Ohio, does a backflip on a pogo stick in front of a crowd at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Grzybowski holds multiple world records for his pogo stick stunts. (Photo/Nicole M. Adamson)
Baylee Tatum, 12, a student from Colquitt County, walks with one of her goats during the Market Goat competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Tatum has been showing for seven years and showed two goats for this specific competition. (Photo/Reann Huber)
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Photojournalism at the 2017 Georgia National Fair
by Grady Newsource, Grady Newsource October 12, 2017
