Iqbal Mohamed founded Light and Life Academy on the day of the equinox. Naturally, it is equal measure teaching and learning. It is the exact balance of a school and a home. It’s the ideal point of well-structured curriculum and free-willed study. It encourages classroom and corridor learning; theory and practical, just the same.
Light and Life Academy is perched on a mountaintop in Ooty, with a spectacular view of the Ketti valley arguably the second largest inhabited valley in the world. It’s a calm, peaceful 40,000 sq ft theater in the lap of Mother Nature with up to three seasons visiting it every day. Custom-designed by one of India’s most celebrated architects, Mr. Jaisim (recipient of NDTV award for Lifetime Achievement in Architecture), any part of the campus is a window to the continuously unfolding drama of the sights and sounds of nature. When you step out of campus, the locals and officials are not just supportive but welcoming of cameras and photography, unlike any other place. It is truly the most conducive environment to create a picture.
The demo was a comprehensive introduction to the techniques of splash photography.
Seats for the academic year 2017-18 are filling up quickly! We at LLA have been interacting with an interesting batch of students from varied backgrounds who will be part of our upcoming programmes this year!
Travel Photography was both exciting and overwhelming at the same time. This was the first time that I travelled to a destination with the sole purpose of photography.
This year’s group Project undertaken by the current batch students was focused around native games that have perished or are on the verge of perishing. Reliving childhood was the motive of this project.
On a regular day at LLA, something interesting was brewing amongst the Akkas on campus. They made an amazing discovery of a poet amongst them. It was none other than the bubbly, warm Malliga Akka.
Current batch students, staff and our doggy light enjoyed getting their faces painted with brilliant colours playing holi on the LLA premises, making our beautiful campus absolutely bright and vivid.
Another successful year goes by at Light & Life. The staff and students of the current batch celebrated the big day with fun and games and obviously song and dance.
Everyone’s favourite, a well-established celebrity, Light- turned two this year. He is LLA’s personal bundle of joy and students are ever so happy to have him loitering around campus.
The Location portraiture class for the current batch was taken by faculty GarimaChoudary at our lush campus with our current batch students flowing with energy.