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STORY

Built on location.

Reed Sampley Media, est. 2019, is a photo and video production business based in Kentucky, creating films, aerial production, and photography.

Full production from the first call to the final export. 4K cinema, aerial production, geospatial overlays, and still photography, often within the same project. The work shows up in bourbon, manufacturing, tourism, restaurants, nonprofits, and campaigns that need high quality assets delivered with taste, polish and efficiency.

Full pipeline

Concept through delivery: filming, editing, color, motion graphics, and photography under one roof.

Where it lands

Distillery launches, manufacturing plants, tourism boards, restaurant openings, mentorship programs, and political campaigns.

Selected work and press credits follow below. Custom portfolios and full archives are available on request.

Brands we've worked with.

SERVICES

Full production from start to finish.

4K Video Production

Complete video production from concept to final cut for brands, campaigns, and visual stories. Brand films and documentaries, product campaigns, events, and social media content, produced and delivered with cinematic polish from first frame to final export.

Clients: Buffalo Trace, 2XO Whiskey, Goodfellas Pizzeria

Still Photography

Still photography for brands, properties, and people who need to look their best on camera. Corporate branding, real estate, portraits and commercial images, captured and delivered for campaigns, websites, and editorial use.

Published in Forbes.com, Bourbon+ Magazine, Courier Journal, San Francisco Chronicle

Drone & Aerial

Aerial photography and video for events, tourism, corporate sites, and land development. Includes geospatial graphics and 3D satellite imagery animation for large scale projects.

Blueoval SK Manufacturing Plants, Elizabethtown Tourism, The Land Store

SELECTED WORK

Recent projects.

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PROOF

Trusted by brands and people who make an impact.

Editorial coverage, national campaigns, and full production work from Kentucky distilleries to manufacturing sites.

Forbes.com

Published photography.

Bourbon+ Magazine

Featured bourbon industry coverage.

The Courier Journal & San Francisco Chronicle

Regionally and nationally published photography.

Buffalo Trace, 2XO Whiskey & Elizabethtown Tourism

Brand films and campaign imagery, from product launches to tourism boards.

BlueOval SK Manufacturing Plants

Aerial surveys, site photography, and 150+ headshots across two states.

Reed Sampley on location at Maker's Mark

ABOUT

Reed Sampley.

Reed Sampley is a filmmaker and photographer based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He has spent ten years working with people and teams, creating original media that resonates with audiences and builds brands.

His work spans tourism, manufacturing, nonprofits, culinary, farming, legal, and political campaigns. It has been published in Forbes, The Courier Journal, Queer Kentucky, Louisville Business First, The Detroit News, and The San Francisco Chronicle. It has also aired on television and news programs across the country, including Good Morning America.

Contact.

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LOCATION
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Available for travel worldwide