Brendan Joel is a creative director/cinematographer from Perth, Western Australia, passionate about cinematography and bringing imaginative and engaging stories to life on screen.

Over the past decade, Brendan has worked on a diverse range of creative and commercial projects, including films, music videos, series, promotional campaigns, and an innovative audio/visual stage show (Sam Perry 'The World Is').

He completed a Masters in Screen Studies at the WA Screen Academy specialising in cinematography , receiving the Channel 9 'Award of Excellence' and a Silver ACS Award for his work on the short sci-fi film 'Spiral.' His commitment to capturing authentic, high quality visuals has led to work for brands including Officeworks, BP Plc and Qantas Mag.

In 2021, Brendan released his debut documentary, Dr. Russell's Imaginarium, which shared the colourful story behind a much-loved antiques store. The film premiered on SBS Australia on Christmas Eve and became available for streaming on SBS On Demand. Brendan also worked as a Camera Operator on the documentary series Desert Collectors (Season 3, Channel 7mate) and the feature documentary Red Dust Revival, shot at the historic Lake Perkolilli, WA, known for its iconic dust bowl car event. In 2024, Brendan released World of Curiosities, a bite-sized factual entertainment series exploring curious items and their history.

Brendan currently works as a freelance DP and video producer while following his dream of creating imagination stirring films & documentary / factual series under his production oompany, Stir Films.