Arriving early to the International Center of Photography, I strolled by many works of art. There were a couple of pieces that caught my eye before entering John Wood's exhibit. The pieces had a theme of evil vs. good, dark vs. light, red and black vs. white and naturally God vs. the devil. The photos were nicely color coordinated and strongly characterized between the sins of the world, represented with red and black colors, and the good of the world, represented by light beige and white colors.

My first visit to the ICP was very interesting. I thought that it wouldn't be something that I would be interested in but was surprised. The discussions were thought-provoking and people's interpretations of the photos were impressive and interesting. I had fun analyzing the pictures myself. I may not be putting myself in the most intellectual light but I never thought analyzing photos could be fun but was pleasantly surprised. ICP is a place I would revisit to not only look at photos but examine and analyze them and try to understand the photographers.

John Wood's pictures were unlike anything I have ever seen. I wasn't in love with them but I understood them. And what's more is I respected him so much for holding himself back as he created his photographs. Let me explain: what I mean by that is John Wood had opinions and he definitely had a message. He was passionate about things. And being an artist, his art was an outlet for him and also a medium through which to spread his message. Knowing this and then seeing what he did through his photos made me really respect him for his restraint.