Julie Ellison is an outdoor lifestyle, adventure & travel photographer and filmmaker based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Her documentary style combines natural light, thoughtful composition, and candid in-between moments to create compelling images that catch the viewer's eye and encourage them to see the deeper story. Julie likes to be a fly on the wall with her subjects, but she's not afraid to step in and direct to realize the creative vision of both editorial and commercial clients.
Whether it’s shooting an advertising campaign for an international brand or pursuing a small personal project, her goal is to create engaging photos and films that inform, entertain, and inspire. Generally, her approach doesn't involve massive crews or complicated lighting setups, but she focuses on pre-production through scouting, research, and conversations so that when shoot day comes, everyone is prepared, confident, and knows what to expect when they walk on set.
Some of her favorite subjects to shoot are bold women, regenerative agriculture, sustainable food systems, adaptive outdoor sports, and her dogs. She enjoys telling all kinds of stories, but she also finds fulfillment in empowering individuals from historically marginalized communities to tell their own stories. After 15 years living out West (a few of those in a van named Betsy), she's returned to her native Southeast where she, her husband, and their two dogs get outside to climb, swim, bike, fish, and hike as much as possible. She's available for projects big and small, local to Chattanooga and across the globe.
Select Clients Include:
Sony
Patagonia
BFGoodrich
Red Bull
Protect Our Winters
First Lite
Magnolia Network
Gestalten
Outside
Alpinist
Harper’s Bazaar UK
The North Face
Eddie Bauer
Mountain Hardwear
REI
Teton Gravity Research
