X‑Photographer
Karen Hutton
ABOUT Karen
Karen Hutton is an international landscape and travel photographer, artist, speaker, author, educator, and voice. Through stunning imagery, humor, thought-provoking ideas and a genuinely positive outlook, she inspires people to discover their artistic voice in photography — while making it all feel like an unforgettable and eye-opening adventure. Photography has been a part of her life from inception. She’s widely followed in social media and her voice has been heard around the world in commercials, narrations, apps, trains, tutorials and television.
As well as being a Professional FUJIFILM X-Photographer, Karen creates online courses and has lead photography workshops/retreats in the U.S. and Europe focused upon Storytelling, Seeing Photographically, Finding Your Artistic Voice and the Power of Awe.
Her articles have been translated into multiple languages and she speaks all over the country about photography and inspiration.
Karen is featured in a short documentary film about her approach to photography, created by Smugmug. Her adoring fans + customers have called her “Pure JOY, LIGHT & absolute FUN!”, “An inspirational gem” and “Incredibly artistic. Captivatingly genius. World class!”
Favorite Quote: “The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.” – Robert Schumann
MY GEAR
My favorite cameras and lenses that help me make the images I am most proud of.

GFX System Camera
GFX50S
Achieve stunning details on location or in the studio with the FUJIFILM GFX 50S

Premium Compact Camera
X100V
A fully featured compact camera for everyday photographers and professionals.

GF Prime Lens
GF23mmF4 R LM WR Lens
A large format, ultra wide-angle lens perfect for landscapes and architecture

GF Prime Lens
GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR Lens
A standard large format zoom that combines stunning quality with fantastic versatility

GF Zoom Lens
GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR Lens
A high-quality telephoto zoom lens that’s ideal for portrait and nature photography

GF Prime Lens
GF120mmF4 R LM OIS WR Macro Lens
Magnify the smallest details with this large format macro lens

XF Zoom Lens
XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR Lens
A professional mid-range zoom lens with a constant F2.8 aperture.

XF Zoom Lens
XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS Lens
A lightweight and versatile zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilization.

Prime Lens
XF23mmF1.4 R Lens
A wide-angle lens with a fast maximum aperture for low-light versatility.

XF Zoom Lens
XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Lens
This versatile, high-quality tele-zoom lens will let you make images of everything from portraits to wildlife.

XF Zoom Lens
XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Lens
A compact telephoto zoom equipped with Optical Image Stabalization.

XF Prime Lens
XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS Macro Lens
Discover the wonders of a whole new miniature world through the unique perspective of XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro.
Articles
Featuring Karen
Take some time to read some of the articles featuring Karen or explore some of our free educational content on Exposure Center.