About
It all started back in 2004 when I, Sy Stanford, upon leaving school after completing my A Levels, took “Connive” on as my artistic alias.
Having been largely unhappy throughout my school career, I decided to make a change.
I decided to decline university offers and enrolled at Harrogate College instead, taking me in a completely different direction.
It was a gamble that paid off. In the first semester, I went from middle of the road grades to the top end of the class. I’d found my passions, art, design and photography.
Leaving Harrogate College I went on to study at Northumbria University continuing my journey in the world of art, design and photography.
It was a live brief at Harrogate College in conjunction with The National Trust that encouraged me to start taking on work from “real world” clients. I continued to take on work at university, working around a fairly full-on schedule. Since then I haven’t looked back.
Music is my other passion, as such it’s lead me to do a lot of work within the Nightlife and Entertainment industry.
Over the past few years I’ve had the privilege of working with some great clients and alongside some great talents. Some of whom are listed on the Photography page.