“One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.” ― Minor White

I live in Houston, Texas, where I make photographs of the “what else”—images that shift the familiar into something felt rather than simply seen. My work begins in curiosity and attentive wandering, using the camera to see beyond what’s in front of me.

Through creative camera techniques and layered editing, I explore the space between recognition and imagination. I’m drawn to that moment of uncertainty when the viewer pauses, looks longer, and begins to question what is real and what is remembered, sensed, or invented.

I am grateful to mentors who have shaped my path: Valda Bailey, Doug Chinnery, Susan Burnstine, Eddie Soloway, and Peter Brown. 

My work has been exhibited at Houston Center for Photography, Fotofest, PhotoPlace Gallery, ASmith Gallery, Rice University, Lawndale Art Center, SE Center for Photography, Texas Photographic Society, Praxis Gallery, and Visual Arts Alliance, and published in Arts+Culture Texas, CultureMap, Houston Press, Houston Chronicle, and Symphony Magazine. 

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All images © Terri Golas. All rights reserved.