Hugo found his interest in photography when his parents gave him a point-and-shot film camera in his teens. One of his fond memories of that time is when his father took him and his brother to see a rally race and taught him how to photograph a car racing through the mountain.
Growing in the 80’s and 90’s has had some influence on the art that Hugo has been creating. Influences from the Gothic sub-culture, the fantasy and mysticism of novels and films about vampires, mythical and ancient times. And from the unconventional and the bizarre.
When it comes to landscape photography Hugo always preferred to photograph landscapes with ruins, especially during foggy days.
Although Hugo enjoys and has other projects in Still-Life photography, his focus remains mainly on Portrait, Nude-Art, Fashion and Lifestyle photography. For him, doing people photography is about capturing the person’s essence, building a trust connection between him and the model, sharing and working on ideas with the model. In his view the best photos result from shootings where the model is most comfortable.
During the COVID-19 lock-downs, Hugo got himself in Self-Portrait photography, exploring ideas, experimenting with clothes, accessories and make-up. In this is has found a new scope of ideas, has lost the camera shyness and has more room to explore his creativity and create new personas.