Brig Stanford has always been intrigued by light and motion, making AFDA the obvious choice for further studies upon completing her schooling. After graduating in 2010 with a BA degree and serving as Chair of the SRC, she immediately launched her career by producing the indie film There Are No Heroes. The film received excellent reviews and went on to win a Bronze Loerie in 2011. Stanford felt that her role in production still left her creative needs unfulfilled, so while working in the fast-paced world of commercial service production in South Africa, she began exploring photography.
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She joined a prominent Cape Town production company and soon headed up their marketing department, which included managing all social media requirements. This role gave her the opportunity to live behind a lens and led to several exhibitions of her work, as well as an iPhoneography award in 2014. Her practical exploration of visual media was followed by further studies at the Red & Yellow School (Digital Marketing, 2015) and the Orms School of Photography.
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Stanford has worked on over 150 international television commercials, photographing subjects as diverse as Andy Green (land speed record holder), members of the Pondo tribe, Jimmy Nevis, and royals in Arabia. She has also taught at both the Orms School of Photography and Vega College in Cape Town. In 2017, she received another award from EyeEm for “Most Eye-Catching Pictures of the Year.”
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Dreamscapes and bold colours are prominent in her work, whether she is shooting a lifestyle campaign, a landscape, or an editorial piece. She has a contagious laugh, a determination beyond her years, and an incredible eye for the sublime — along with a willingness to hop into a car, plane, 4x4, boat, helicopter, or crane at a moment’s notice if it means capturing something extraordinary.
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Brig is also a musician in her own right, with her current project being the band Blurry Lips. Her deep involvement in the music scene allows her to photograph many local musical personalities. In addition, Brig freelances as a film location scout — she knows all the best spots!
