Brenden Mascherino is a Director of Photography from suburban Philadelphia, now based in Brooklyn, NYC.

He shoots across narrative, commercial, and music video projects, with a focus on visual storytelling that is emotionally driven and narratively motivated. His work favors patience over spectacle—allowing time, silence, and composition to carry meaning and reveal character. Brenden’s images are often rooted in memory and atmosphere, crafting a sense of presence that lingers beyond the frame.

He works fluently across digital and celluloid formats, with professional experience shooting on both 16mm and 35mm motion picture film. The medium’s limitations demand patience and precision, shaping his disciplined, intentional approach to cinematography.

In addition to traditional storytelling, Brenden gravitates toward experimental narrative structures, exploring nonlinear timelines, internal states, and unconventional visual language. He is especially drawn to films that blur the boundary between realism and the poetic—where emotion, environment, and story are inseparable.