Hugo was born in Zimbabwe, spending his childhood on a farm in the north of the country. At senior school in England he developed his love for photography, although after five years in the British army he returned home to take up farming.

In June 2002 his career came to an abrupt end when his family farm was seized by the Mugabe regime. Hugo fell back on his camera and now specialises in combining the arts of photography and painting having left to live in South Africa.

Hugo now lives with his wife and three children in Zambia, spending as much time as possible travelling in the bush in pursuit of elephants and other subjects.

Hugo has exhibited in London and New York.

"As man continues to over populate earth, so all other mammals are squeezed out of their habitats and it is only us who can keep them in the wild. We must strive for balance - image Africa without wild elephants" Hugo Firx.