Born in 2008, the North Georgia Camera Club Council (NG3C) connects over a dozen camera clubs from North Georgia and Tennessee, representing hundreds of photographers ranging from novice to enthusiast to professional.

Each year the NG3C organizes an enormous, day-long photographic contest, typically drawing a few hundred photographers from these camera clubs for the “NG3C Shootout” (Shootout). The event is hosted each year by one of the member clubs and the location changes accordingly. For this year’s event we are in and around the historic city of Dallas, GA on Saturday, October 17.

The Shootout lasts an entire day. Think of it as a photographic scavenger hunt, unleashing this group of photographers at 8:00 a.m. to go out and collect images fitting the 5 randomly assigned topics.
They start returning well before noon to edit and submit their images with members of their individual clubs. Then a small jury of esteemed photographers spends hours judging until the winners are announced around 5 p.m. (Both individual and club level awards are being selected from hundreds of images – it takes time!) During this period in the afternoon, our huge collection of potential customers is free to roam your displays and hear what you can do for them.

The beautiful venue of Marietta Square hosted over 150 photographers for 2025 and early indication by the attending clubs shows a strong desire to participate in this year’s event. The Dallas Shootout in 2026 will have a wealth of photographers eager to test their creative prowess, to physically gather among peers and old friends, and to hear and talk about all things related to photography.
Any participant in past events would tell you there is no photography-related experience more exciting than the Shootout!

So how can you put your brand in front of this group of potential customers? You can sponsor one or more of the prizes the Shootout awards. Prizes will be awarded to the top three places in each of the five categories. There will also be door prizes with drawings held through the event. The First, Second and Third Place Sponsors are asked to provide five matching awards. These can be products, gift certificates, or cash awards, all given directly to the competition place holders with the name of the sponsor announced and displayed. In exchange, your organization will be afforded space to present your products and services on site, and you will have the opportunity to plug your business from the stage while presenting the door prizes. In addition, the emcee will recognize your contributions while awarding them to competition winners. And finally, you will receive exposure on our website, reaching even those club members who were unable to attend. Please read on: