About

[is-tohr-ee-uh]:
Noun. Greek word for story.
Originally ιστορία.

Our name is inspired by history and a reverence for the essence of human connection. Through intentional and inspiring work, we help brands share meaningful stories with the world.

About

Driven
By
Curiosity
Founded in 2014, we are a team of digital storytellers sharing the soul-deep passion of brands that are making the world a better place.

Leadership

Meet Your Storytellers.

Decades of digital savvy and creative chops come together to produce impactful, captivating work.
Jared Beasley

Jared Beasley

Founder & Creative Director
Sarah Bartee

Sarah Bartee

Art Director
Cory Hogan

Cory Hogan

Visual Designer
Daniel Jeter

Daniel Jeter

Film Director

Studio

Magic Happens Here.

Our downtown Norfolk studio is designed to produce remarkable work and collaborate with clients. It boasts enough strobes, modifiers, and backdrops to achieve the lighting configurations of your dreams. It’s also home to workstations, a cozy lounge, and several plant friends. Consider it our happy place.

400 Granby St Norfolk, VA

Clients

Our clients make the world a better place.
We are proud to partner with brands with a heart for doing good. These are a few of the folks who have trusted us to help tell their brands’ stories.
757 Collab
American Red Cross
CBS
ESPN
Convoy of Hope
Hanger Law
HDR
Jollity & Co
DroneUp
MERIT Solutions
Modern Matter
RISE

Real connections happen when stories are shared.

[is-tohr-ee-uh]:
Noun. Greek word for story.
Originally ιστορία.

Our name is inspired by history and a reverence for the essence of human connection. Through intentional and beautiful work, we help brands share meaningful stories with the world.

A little slice of our Istoria:

Istoria Founded
2014
Istoria
Founded
2014
Istoria Founded
Geared Up
2015
Acquired
Gear
2015
Acquired Gear
First Brand Film
2016
First Brand Film
2016
First Brand
Film
Frist ESPN Shoot
2016
First ESPN Shoot
2016
First ESPN
Shoot
CBS Shoot
2017
Contracted by CBS
2017
Contracted by
CBS
Studio Expands
2018
Expanded Studio
2018
Expanded
Studio
First Photo Exhibit
2019
Took a Sabbatical
2019
Took a
Sabbatical
Survived 2020
2020
Somehow
Survived
2020
Survived
Joined Assembly
2021
Moved to
Assembly
2021
Moved to Assembly
HomeLAnd Doc
2022
Shot Doc
Pilot
2022
Shot Doc Pilot
Product Photography
2023
Refined studio
work
2023
Refined studio work
Celebrated 10 Years
2024
Celebrated
10 Years
2024
Celebrated 10 Years

Istoria Manifesto

We believe in the beauty of creating–that there is joy in toil andgratitude for fleeting moments of effortless inspiration. We believe there is peace in the knowledge perfection is a destination not required but lovingly pursued. We relish the gift of a challenge. We believe in doing less, but better. We believe we can do anything, but not everything.

Let's tell your story.

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