Dee Weimer says this pictures she took is her favorite, because it reminds her of her favorite animal which is a horse.
Nancy Williams will have her work featured. She says she loves to photograph nature.
Brad Williams holds up a picture of a bridge at Hamburg State Park. He says his favorite things to photograph are church crosses.
Eight artists with the Life Enrichment Center in Milledgeville will put on a special photography exhibit this Friday through April 8.
Organizers say they hope it's an opportunity to show how the click of a camera can help bring people with developmental disabilities closer to their communities.
Dee Weimer is one of the photographers who will be featured in the exhibit entitled "The Black and White Gallery, Captured Moments."
It's the third time the Life Enrichment Center in Milledgeville has held the event. The center provides services for adults with developmental disabilities in the Baldwin County area.
Weimer says whether it's jewelry-making, papier-mâché, or photography, working on art projects at the center's studio makes her feel amazing.
"I feel like I can do anything," says Weimer. "I love coming here and learning new things."
The group has been working on the exhibit for about two months. They took most of the photos at Hamburg State Park in Washington County.
Many of the photos feature pastoral scenes of pines trees and rustic barns captured with clarity and artistic perspective.
Barbara Coleman is the executive director for the center.
"The purpose of it is to really show the community the capability of the people we have here," says Coleman. "Our whole thing is, we're more alike than we are different. And that's what we want to portray to the community."
Jenita Reaves is an instructor at the center. She says she hopes the photos will help the community connect with the photographers. "I want the community to see what they see through their eyes."
"I just hope they have a good time," says Coleman. "I just hope everybody walks away saying 'wow.'"
And Weimer says after all their hard work, she's pretty confident that's exactly what will happen. "I think they're going to like it."
The gallery will open Friday at 3 p.m. in the Health Sciences building on the Georgia College and State University campus.
All of the photos will be on sale for $50.00.
Until now, Coleman says the photographers have been working with borrowed cameras.
She says proceeds from the gallery will go towards making the exhibit an annual event and helping the participants purchase cameras.