For over 25 years Theresa has worked in traditional photographic processes, mostly film-based and monochromatic. Her photographs are relatively “straight”, meaning that she reproduces the subject as it appears when photographed, without overt manipulation of the captured image. The compositions are critically framed and exposed with particular attention to the quality of light. Photography connects her need for quiet contemplation with both the desire to create and love of the photographic process. It is as much an expression as it is a meditation. Theresa’s goal is never to simply create beautiful images, but to create works that are also thought provoking and timeless and encourage a reflective stillness. Theresa is a southern photographer who earned her B.A. in Art at Flagler College and studied photography at the Southeast Center for Photography at Daytona State College and the University of North Florida. Her work has been shown in museums throughout the State of Florida including the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Cummer Museum of Art and the Appleton Museum in Ocala, Florida where twenty of her photographs are part of the permanent collection. Segal’s projects have included exploring rural Florida; the historic neighborhood of Lincolnville and the attic spaces of St. Augustine's Lightner Museum. She was also part of a cultural exchange with Baracoa, Cuba. Her subject matter includes landscapes, interiors and light studies. Most of her work has been in traditional photographic processes, though she is currently working with digital. She has received numerous grants for her work including a 2013 Artist Individual Artist Grant by the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida to help fund an exhibition of her current project, a photographic exploration of the Lightner Museum’s stored collections.