Meet our team of professionals

Bella Studios is a professional photography, video, design and marketing company offering a variety of services from product photography, to corporate events, to weddings. Our work is published in magazines, catalogs, restaurant menus, on websites, and on the walls of offices and private homes everywhere. We travel all over with a concentration in the Chicagoland area, Northwest Indiana and Southern Michigan. Our corporate events often take us to interesting locations all over the earth! 

We have a great team, Rick, Jodi, Donna, Molly and Chris who produce great results, who combined offer over 80 years of imaging expertise. Our team is ready to work with you and your vision. Our work offers variety and style; the good stuff that life is made of; after all, ‘Life is Beautiful.

Rick Bella – photographer, videographer, design guru – Rick is a drummer at heart, foodie by mouth, and the COS (Chief Olive Stuffer) at happy hour. Storytelling without words is his forte, whether a portrait or product. Rick told his first story at age 17 – about the new Dairy Rich Ice Cream packaging. Told you he was a foodie!

Jodi Mann-Bella – photographer, videographer, design queen, font master and business manager. Jodi loves to sing and dance. She is classically trained in ballet, though her dance moves today would never let you know that. She’s a vegetarian that eats meat and loves a good dirty martini – blue cheese stuffed olives please. Oh, and coffee!

Donna Grass – photographer, business associate, story teller. Donna is passionate about photography and has been shooting professionally for 16 years. She specializes in portraiture and weddings. She also photographs corporate events and products. She loves camping, bike riding, bon fires and almost never goes anywhere without her camera. 

Molly Gardner – photographer, graphic design, logo development, story teller. Molly has been viewing the world through her camera viewfinder since 2007. Creating art everyday is important to her through her camera, designs, and fine art. If you don’t find Molly with a paint brush in her hand, or holder her camera, you can probably find her somewhere with a spoon full of peanut butter in one hand, and exercise weights in the other hand. She strives to challenge her mind and body every day in search of growth and discovery. 

Chris Klimek – photographer, videographer, website design guru. Chris has enjoyed photography since his high school years. He has obtained an impressive portfolio over the past 15-years photographing weddings, high school seniors, and interesting subjects like aircrafts, cars and motorcycles. His passion is making memories at weddings and why he was the perfect addition to our talented team. When not behind the camera, Chris uses his creativity designing websites for a variety of business clients.