Brandon Ripley
Lead Director of Photography
Brandon Ripley is an Emmy-nominated Director of Photography and Producer with more than 15 years of experience across documentary series, feature films, commercial campaigns, and branded content. He received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lighting Direction on Gunslingers (A&E/History Channel) and has served as Director of Photography on major productions including To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (NBC/Peacock) and Kelsey Grammer’s Historic Battles for America (Fox Nation/Amazon Prime). His commercial portfolio includes national campaigns for Google, Samsung, Toyota, Spotify, the NFL, Starbucks, and Pepsi, with work screened at the SXSW Film Festival. He holds FAA Part 107 drone certification and has worked alongside the State Fair Media team for over a decade.