Stephen Hutton

Stephen Hutton serves as an Assistant Professor and Photographer at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, holding primary appointments in the Academy of Opera with secondary affiliation in the Academy of Theatre. Based in Oslo, Norway, his institutional role integrates photographic practice with performing arts education and research.

Hutton's research explores the intersection of visual and performing arts through photography's lens on opera and theatre production. His work emphasizes collaborative creation processes, artistic documentation methodologies, and the preservation of ephemeral performance art, with particular focus on contemporary opera practices and interdisciplinary artistic development.

His notable 2015 museum exhibition '#We Make an Opera' (co-created with Jan Bjørnar Sture and Gerhard Markson) exemplifies his research approach. This project investigates opera production dynamics through visual documentation, highlighting collaborative frameworks and the translation of live performance into museum contexts while bridging photographic and theatrical disciplines.