My trip to MOPA was one of the most interesting visits to a museum in a while. Since I haven't visited a museum for more than a decade, I had the pleasure of viewing the pieces inside the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa park. Right away, I notice there was double exposure on the left side of the museum and I couldn't take my eyes away from it. It might've been because I had already enjoyed my last project using Double-exposure, but the hands holding the building were very interesting. The goat man photo caught many eyes, but I found it simple and needless since it's too simple to make on photoshop. And the grayscale for each plant on my left and right couldn't compare to Maplethorpe lighting. I think they could've adapted more lighting to bring out the contrast between white and black. I enjoyed the patterns each one had which was the symmetrical passionflower in one of the photos. My personal favorite was the screaming buffalo shaman from the January 6 event in Washington DC. As it gives me a sense of PTSD of America's most disappointing day in my head, I thought this probably represented modern-day nationalism. I will always remember Win McNamee for this photo because he reminded me as an artist that i need to push boundaries to get where i need to be in the art world. Pieces like these should be challenging for both the audience and the person who holds the camera. If not then there's no growth between cameramen or audiences when they view these images. I think everyone should give a chance to go to balboa park's Museum of Photographic Arts since it's free and can inspire other artists to come to enjoy these artworks. It was the highlight of my Friday to come with my peers and I thank them.