Hugo Parasol

Hello!, my name is Hugo, I am a passionate, creative, and versatile photographer; developer of visual narrative and storytelling across different subjects and styles, with more than 20 years in the trade. Expert in film, alternative techniques, and darkroom processes; as well as digital ones. I’d love to work with you towards your photography goals. Sharing and advancing my knowledge is one of the primary drivers in my professional path.

I am an experienced music photographer, designer of experimental cameras and implements, and restorer of traditional technologies in conjunction with new ones. I am educated in film and print scanning for archival digitization, digital photo-editing and photo-managing software; specialized in free, open source alternatives and their workflows.

I have provided photographic coverage for concerts and festivals in the Kansas City  and Guadalajara areas such as Boulevardia 2025, Celebrate Amerikana 2025, Catharsis 2023 and FIM GDL 2026. My photos have been published in outlets like Kansas City's NPR The Bridge website and landscaping magazine Landuum. My work has been exhibited at Museo Kaluz in Mexico City (2025) and Casa Cultural Valls in Guadalajara, Mexico (2024). I have been a private tutor for film and digital photography since 2019. I have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical-Electrical Engineering from the University of Guadalajara, and I have taken photography courses with renowned local artists, but I am mostly self-taught with the same experimental, immersive, hands-on approach that I teach.

My teaching strategy is to provide you with the knowledge and resources to achieve the photographs and style that you want. Learn through practical, relevant examples in which the technical knowledge you acquire will become purposeful. I have been doing one on one tutoring for adult for the past two years with this approach, as well as leading and organizing photo clubs, in person and online. It has been a very entertaining journey!

Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced photographer, we will create a personalized plan to flourish your style and technique into the amazing photographs you have visualized. I will be able to help you with a wide range of subjects from camera usage, exposure control, composition, film, and digital tools; to developing your own visual narrative and storytelling.