Specialisation in the PDAP diploma

Photojournalism Coursewith Videojournalism in India

Our photojournalism courses at Creative Hut Academy are a specialisation in the one-year PDAP diploma, taught at a photography college in Kerala for students from all over India. You learn the full PDAP syllabus, then build your photo story and documentary film portfolio on real people and events.

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EstablishedSince 2007film and photography

Who joinsAll Indiafully residential

MentorsWorking prosshoot for a living

RecognisedKGTE and
NCVETand Adobe

Who this course is for

Built for people who want to tell true stories.

You have finished Class 12 or a degree and want a career in photojournalism or documentary filmmaking. No prior experience is needed. You commit to one residential year of assignments, field days, mentoring and review.

Photography and filmmaking

Two crafts, one year.

The photojournalism courses and the documentary filmmaking course run side by side. You shoot photo stories and documentary film on the same people, places and events.

Photojournalism courses at Creative Hut Academy, elderly man looking back in a crowded market

Photojournalism course

Portraits, art and culture, and street life. You build a photo story portfolio from real assignments.

Pancha Gramalu, documentary by Sesetty Shanmuka Sri Uday Mani, Creative Hut Academy

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Documentary filmmaking course

Research, interview, sound and story. You shoot and finish a short documentary, graded and cut by you.

What is the photojournalism course at Creative Hut?

You report with the camera and the film from the first weeks.

The photojournalism course is the photojournalism specialisation of our one-year PDAP diploma. You study the full common syllabus: photography, lighting, cinematography, editing and AI filmmaking. From your first stage, your assignments, field days and final portfolio are set in photojournalism, mentored by working photographers and filmmakers.

You finish with a photo story portfolio, a short documentary and a showreel, ready for newsrooms, magazines, documentary producers and NGOs. No prior experience is needed.

Photojournalism courses at Creative Hut Academy, Pulikali tiger dancer performing in a street procession

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Thirty seats.
15+ states.
One campus.

Admissions for the residential batch are open, and seats are first come, first served. Message us now, or leave your details and we'll reach out.

A residential photography and film college since 2007.

Placement support, and 520+ alumni working in visual media

Photography, cinematography and AI filmmaking under one roof

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The Year, At a Glance

What you actually do.

The craftPhoto storiestaught in the field

Your subjectsPeople and eventsfestivals, markets, streets

Moving imageDocumentary filma short film in your portfolio

Field skillsAccess and ethicsplanned with mentors

You leave withA photo story portfolioa film and a showreel

The rhythmShoot every weekhands on, not lectured

What You Photograph

Portrait, culture, street and ritual.

Your portfolio in our photojournalism courses covers six areas of photojournalism, so you leave with range, not one style.

Fish seller glancing aside at his market stall, portrait photojournalism photograph by Uday Mani, Creative Hut Academy PortraitsFaces and character

Theyyam performer in red face paint and an ornate crown, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Rohit Mathew, Creative Hut Academy Art and cultureTheyyam, Kathakali

Pulikali dancers in blue and leopard paint on the street, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Anandu V, Creative Hut Academy FestivalsPulikali and pooram

Cyclist carrying live chickens across a steel bridge, street photojournalism photograph by Muhammed Nihal TK, Creative Hut Academy StreetCity and lane

Woman vendor resting among citrus stacks at a fruit market, portrait photojournalism photograph by Alen Shibu, Creative Hut Academy Markets and tradesPeople at work

Two pilgrims in saffron turbans standing in a festival crowd, portrait photojournalism photograph by Vishnu S Girish, Creative Hut Academy Faith and ritualPilgrims and temples

Aranmula Kannadi, documentary by Harikrishnan VK, Creative Hut Academy Aranmula KannadiDocumentary by Harikrishnan VK

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Documentary Cinematography

Documentary filmmaking course: the film is half the portfolio.

You shoot motion on the same subjects: interviews, natural sound, handheld and gimbal work, and a short documentary edited and graded by you. AI filmmaking tools support your planning and post work.

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The Field Is the Classroom

Real stories are a field trip away.

Kerala's festivals, markets and temple streets sit around the campus, and photo tours take you to cities such as Kolkata and Haridwar. You report on real people and events, not studio setups. Tour costs are separate and are not included in the course fee.

Pulikali tiger dancers filling a street during the festival, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Anandu V, Creative Hut Academy

Festivals

Pulikali, Thrissur

A photo tour to the tiger dance festival, where you work in crowds, from the painting rooms to the street.

Woman carrying a bundle along a busy city road, street photojournalism photograph by Emmadi Pavan, Creative Hut Academy

City and street

Kolkata

A photo tour to one of India's great street photography cities: markets, ghats and faces.

Elderly sadhu with tilak looking out from a green shawl, portrait photojournalism photograph by Vijay Raj MG, Creative Hut Academy

Faith and pilgrimage

Haridwar

A photo tour to the Ganga ghats, where ritual, crowds and light teach you to work quickly and respectfully.

Beyond India · International tours

International photo tours are announced at admission. Travel and stay for these tours are charged separately.

Student Work

What a year of reporting looks like.

Photojournalism photographs and documentary films made by Creative Hut students during the one year photojournalism courses and filmmaking programme in Kerala.

Photojournalism by our students

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Fish seller glancing aside at his market stall, portrait photojournalism photograph by Uday Mani, Creative Hut Academy

Woman vendor resting among citrus stacks at a fruit market, portrait photojournalism photograph by Alen Shibu, Creative Hut Academy

Man tying broom grass into a bundle at a doorway, portrait photojournalism photograph by Raj Surada, Creative Hut Academy

Boatman in a woollen cap sitting beside a flower boat on calm water, portrait photojournalism photograph by Sathish Kumar, Creative Hut Academy

Woman in orange sari weaving a cane basket, portrait photojournalism photograph by Harikrishnan VK, Creative Hut Academy

Bearded man carrying a white chicken outside a shop, portrait photojournalism photograph by Sathish Kumar, Creative Hut Academy

Elderly man in flat cap looking back in a crowded market, portrait photojournalism photograph by Divya Sakunde, Creative Hut Academy

Elderly vendor sitting in a shawl beside piles of onions, portrait photojournalism photograph by Divya Sakunde, Creative Hut Academy

Child with tousled hair looking into the camera, portrait photojournalism photograph by Emmadi Pavan, Creative Hut Academy

Shopkeeper standing in his colourful bead and bangle shop, portrait photojournalism photograph by Abhinava Paduva, Creative Hut Academy

Woman smiling behind a heaped vegetable stall, portrait photojournalism photograph by Uday Mani, Creative Hut Academy

Woman sitting beside large cooking pots in a dark kitchen, portrait photojournalism photograph by Bharathi Murugan, Creative Hut Academy

Theyyam performer in a white and gold painted mask, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Gokul Somarajan, Creative Hut Academy

Performer silhouetted against flying fire sparks, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Benson, Creative Hut Academy

Kathakali artist in costume while a man adjusts his makeup, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Pranav Jose, Creative Hut Academy

Pulikali tiger dancer performing in a street procession, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Architha B, Creative Hut Academy

Theyyam performer in a red crown watched by two boys, art and culture photojournalism photograph by Rohit Mathew, Creative Hut Academy