Labeled by school bullies the "skinny Goth fag" and after having suffered a drug-raped situation at age 15, Hugo spent most of his next 2 years at home painting and taking photos of himself. “I don’t like wearing a lot of clothing in my photography because in time it also becomes an advertisement … for something else.” he says.
I was introduced to his work by the London editor of Gazelland Magazine Skin Issue and fashion designer Stefan Orshel-Read, and of course his photo is one of the most striking in the all Skin issue.
Lately, besides getting ready for a November exhibition by recruiting models of all races, sexes and genders..Hugo Harlot can be seen in the front covers of Fiend Magazine, an alternative publication for all things ‘dark’, and also on SX, the leading gay and lesbian news paper in Australia.
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