Brandon Coley

Brandon Coley is a photographer, cinematographer, entrepreneur, and film editor. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in Media Arts and a minor in Business with emphasis in Film and Video production. An aspiring producer of all mediums, his main inspiration is creative storytelling. Born to a single mother with three kids in Philadelphia, PA, he was raised in Sumter, SC. As the youngest in his family, a fatherless Brandon had to learn to create a better reality. The turning point occurred when his mother became legally blind when he was seven years old. Through faith and desire, Brandon's mom became a lighthouse of hope and the motivation for him to not just film stunning visuals but to inspire people spiritually too. Previously he worked as an audio visual specialist for the University of South Carolina and interned as a concert photographer and videographer for SceneSC. He has produced previous student work with college TV station SGTV's 1080C Productions and other creative works as a freelancer. His photo narrative "Presence" which is about the spiritual growth one faces in adolescent has also been showcased at the City Art gallery in Columbia, SC. He currently is an Assistant Director and Editor for the Christian TV series "Cycles".