The photography museum was a lot more interesting then I thought it would be. I think the exhibit was very unusual. The first photograph that we looked at really got me to see that a photgraph is worth a thousand words. When we first looked at it I was like ok its a photo of flowers with a gun in the middle. Whats the big deal with that? It was really cool that the photgraph was more then that. Once we started talking about the photograph I realized how reflective of the time period it was. The whole Vietnam era is one of my favorite times in American history.

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Having the opportunity to visit the Photography Museum yesterday was truly a great experience to view “art” in a different form other than drawing and paintings. The day started out a bit complicated for me because I didn’t receive my cultural passport yet. The ticket lady gave me a hard time, but eventually, I was able to pass through because of the kind security guard. After entering the exhibit, I explored around the exhibit with a couple of classmates and realized the art that was contained in all of the photos around.

             Painted in white on one of the walls in the John Wood exhibition at the Center for Photography is a poignant quotation. He states, “I would like my pictures to be abstract and poetic visual images of friends and the world. No story telling.