Light & Life Academy was established in 2001 by one of India's leading photographers, Iqbal K Mohamed. His passionate desire to provide the right mix of training and inspiration that would ably guide a whole new generation of world-class photographers, was the basis of this pioneering venture in the world of Professional Photography education in India.

Everything about the Academy has been deliberately designed. The location, Nilgiris, is a classroom in itself, where the most important aspect of photography, light, can be studied just by observing the world around you. The nearly 35,000 sq ft. of custom designed facility takes maximum advantage of the spectacular terrain, blends with the environment and provides a gurukul like ambience, where the faculty and students work closely together in pursuit of learning the art of image making.

The Academy's flagship course is the Post Graduation Diploma course in Professional Photography, for anyone aspiring to make a career in Photography. The institute also conducts short duration workshops in various aspects of photography, primarily for the serious hobbyist.