PHOTOS: Georgia National Fair through the lens of UGA students

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PHOTOS: Georgia National Fair through the lens of UGA students

Students from the University of Georgia’s photojournalism program spent a 16-hour day at the Georgia National Fair during its opening weekend.

Fair attendees enjoying a ride on one of the many spinning swingset attractions at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA on October 8, 2022. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Annitston Gordon (6) squeals with joy on the teacup ride during her first trip to the Georgia National Fair on Oct. 8, 2022. Gordon's teacup ride brought her one step closer to her goal of going on every children's ride the fair had to offer. (Photo/Sophie McLeod)

Elizabeth and her son Caden Smith, age 7, ride down one of Georgia National Fair's slides on Saturday, October 9, 2022, in Perry, Georgia. The Smiths traveled to the fair from Waverly Hall, Georgia. (Photo/Emily Dozier)

Jennifer Trott prepares to jump into action as a new contender approaches the high striker game her and her husband are running at the Georgia National Fair, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Perry, Georgia. This is TrottÕs third year working the fair, although her husband, James, has been in the fair circuit since he was 17. (Photo/Aisha Schulz)

Charlotte Cook (10) tells her sheep, Cupcake, that she will do a good job before entering the ring for competition in the Junior Commercial Breeding show at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Cook has been showing sheep for two years and goats for four. (Photo/Aisha Schulz)

Three of Robinson's Racing Pigs taking a lap with the goal of getting an Oreo cookie for a first place prize at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA on October 8, 2022. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Taylor Grace Amonett (10) (right) whispers to Charlotte Cook (left) while they wait in line to enter the ring for the Junior Commercial Breeding show at the Georgia National Fair on Oct. 8, 2022. (Photo/Aisha Schulz)

Stephen Gomilar, 59, poses for a photo at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Born in England, Gomilar, better know as Soup, has served in the United States military, traveled the nation with his punk band and spent the last 25 years working fairs. (Photo/Jessica Gratigny)

Lucy Talton, from Perry, Georgia, and her show cow Oakley. Lucy has been showing since she was 5 years old and this is her tenth year. Photo taken at Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 8, 2022. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Joni Phillips feeds her goat, Gretchen, prior to a livestock competition at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Gretchen has been carefully groomed and prepared for competition. (Photo/Amanda Budd)

Vivian Zoller from Effingham County, Georgia, admires her second place ribbon in the Class 19 Market Doe Show at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA on October 8, 2022. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Olivia Lee, of Madison County, adds her family's livestock show schedule to a whiteboard at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2022. (Photo/Emily Dozier)

Branch Daughtrey, from Colquitt County, adjusts his ewe's positioning during the first and second grade Junior Breeding Ewe Showmanship at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2022. (Photo/Emily Dozier)

Mattie Kate, 6, of Madison County, Georgia, participates in the Junior Breeding Ewe Showmanship & Show at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. This was her first state show. (Photo/Jessica Gratigny)

Nene Walker holds her nephew, Kemoni Clark, as they cross a rotating tunnel to exit a ride at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Saturday, October 8, 2022. After deciding the tunnel was spinning too fast to walk across, Walker laid down to help Clarke across. (Photo/Amanda Budd)

Gene Pervis (72) of My Fair Lady Ministries proselytizes outside of The Wordless Book Story tent at the Georgia National Fair on Oct. 8, 2022. Pervis views the fair as a way to introduce patrons to the Bible and to share his personal testimony. (Photo/Sophie McLeod)

Steve Linder of Vocal Trash performs at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The group travels all over the world to promote peace, love and save the planet. (Photo/Jessica Gratigny)

The Stilt Circus pose for pictures as they wander the fairgrounds of the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2022. (Photo/Emily Dozier)

Samiyah Hinton (left) with children Samir Hinton and King Jackson ride the Euroslide at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 9, 2022. (Photo/Amanda Budd)

Fairgoers on the Agri-Lift at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, October 8, 2022. The Agri-Lift provides transport from one end of the fair to the other and gives visitors the opportunity to rest while planning their next stops from a birds-eye view. (Photo/Amanda Budd)

Steve Linder of Vocal Trash performs a cover of “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Linder is the creator of Vocal Trash, a Texas-based band with an environmental message of “peace, love, save the planet.” Vocal Trash has been performing at the Georgia National Fair for the past ten years. (Photo/Alyssa Romero Ginn)

Friends Alyssa Bonner and Maya Mason spending their weekend at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 8, 2022, in Perry, Georgia. (Photo/Katie Tong)

Joelle Cameau performs a stunt as Helen Leblanc watches during a performance by Milord Entertainment at the Georgia National Fair on Saturday, October 8, 2022. The “Wall 2 Wall” performance entailed a construction themed comedy act. (Photo/Alyssa Romero Ginn)

Terrich Michael and her daughter Paisley (5) ride the Indy-500 roller coaster at the Georgia National Fair, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (Photo/Aisha Schulz)

Eli, 6, Owen, 4, and MacKenzie, 8, react upon exiting a haunted mansion ride at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. This is first time the three siblings from Tucker, Georgia, have visited the fair. (Photo/Jessica Gratigny)

Melissa Womack refills a drink while working concessions at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia, on October 8, 2022. (Photo/Jack Casey)

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Fair attendees enjoying a ride on one of the many spinning swingset attractions at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA on October 8, 2022. (Photo/Jack Casey)

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