Stories that matter.

It’s all about stories. Relationships. Creating beauty in everything we do.

This, is Make Beautiful.

We specialize in video and photography—on the ground or in the sky—telling authentic stories that truly matter.

I started Make Beautiful in 2015 because good stories deserve to be told well. I’m a photographer and filmmaker based in Chattanooga, TN, but most of my favorite work happens a long way from it.

That’s meant following the Mona Foundation to partner schools in 11 countries, from the highlands of Guatemala to Sierra Leone to Mongolia. Filming the families behind Hope Rising Clinic in Seattle, tagging along with Chef Peter Merriman’s team through the vineyards of Italy,  and flying a drone around almost every iconic landmark in Greece. Closer to home, I shoot events, local music and stories for organizations around Chattanooga, Atlanta and Nashville.

I’m not an influencer, and I’m not a big agency. I’m someone who’s good with a camera and likes using it to help people, especially nonprofits and small teams who don’t have a media person of their own. I shoot it, edit it and see it through, and I care about it the whole way.

If you have a story that needs telling, I’d love to hear it.

1673 S. Holtzclaw Ave

Chattanooga, TN 37404

kelly@makebeautiful.co