Hugo Fernandes was born in New York in 1985 and received his BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC in 2007.

Hugo’s photographs focus on his own unique experiences with random men and intimate relationships he has had with the relatively few who have been able to garner a spot of respect and trust in his world.  Inspired by his inability to fit into any particular community, his work deals with his relationships with two very different groups of people: those he knows intimately and those with whom he has just met. Both types of relationships have had a profound influence on the person Hugo has become and thus on the art he creates. Hugo’s photographs reflect on and aim to capture these moments of impact.

Hugo’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including organizations such as Humble Arts, Aperture, GLAAD, Camera Club of New York, Visual Arts Gallery and Galleria San Ludovico.  His work has been published in Abercrombie and Fitch, OUT Magazine, Starved Magazine and ETA.

Hugo currently resides and works in NYC.