He received his BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in 2007, but has been experimenting with photography since he was 14 years old. Hugo's photographs mainly focus on his personal life, inspired by his inability to fit into any particular community. His work pertains to his relationships with two types of people: those he knows well (family) and those he doesn't know at all (men from sex sites). The resulting images are often melancholic, yet intimate and sexy.