He grew up on a small subsistence farm right outside of the city in Mink Shoals, West Virginia.

[10] Upon hearing the call to protest, he became a core organizer for Occupy Wall Street movement speaking out against Economic inequality.

[11] On the weekends he co-hosts the G3AR YouTube channel, where they build super hero gadgets and test them similar to the Mythbusters.

[18] During his time at Occupy, Conner played rolls in the social media strategy and coordinate street protests.

[11] Towards the end, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges told Conner, "a real activist would get into the news".

[3][19] Conner's society photography is reminiscent of late American photographer Bill Cunningham who took candid photos and traveled to events by bicycle.