Californian WildflowersIn 2014 and 2015, Hugo met the subjects of his photographs in San Franciscos Tenderloin and Los Angeless Skid Row districts. The high key lighting of the relentless California sun characterizes these outdoor portraits made in the city streets. Bold colors and chiaroscuro form the language used by Hugo to complement the expansive gestures and curving forms of his subjectswild and unrestrained. Hugo pairs this theme of abandonment with a style that