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Specialisation in the PDAP diploma

Travel Photography Coursewith Filmmaking in India

The travel photography course at Creative Hut Academy is a specialisation in the one-year PDAP diploma, taught at a photography college in Keralam for students from all over India. You learn the full PDAP syllabus, then build your photography and film portfolio on travel.

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Established2007film 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 work in travel.

You have finished Class 12 or a degree and want a career in travel photography or filmmaking. No prior experience is needed. You commit to one residential year of daily shooting, mentoring and review.

Photography and filmmaking

Two crafts, one year.

The travel photography course and the travel filmmaking course run side by side. You shoot stills and film on the same journeys, in the same field days.

Pulikali tiger dancer performing in a street procession, travel photography course at Creative Hut Academy

Stills · Portfolio

Travel photography course

People, festivals, street, landscape and heritage. You build a still portfolio from real journeys.

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Urayal, travel filmmaking course student documentary, Creative Hut Academy

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Moving image · Short film

Travel filmmaking course

Place, people and story. You shoot and finish a short travel film, graded and cut by you.

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What is the travel course at Creative Hut?

You photograph and film real places from the first weeks.

The travel photography course is the travel 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 weeks and final portfolio are set in travel work, mentored by working photographers and filmmakers.

You finish with a travel portfolio, a short travel film and a showreel, ready to pitch to tourism boards, brands, magazines and agencies. No prior experience is needed.

Elderly sadhu with tilak looking out from a green shawl, travel photography course at Creative Hut Academy

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Thirty seats.
15+ states.
One campus.

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A fully residential photography and film college.
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 craftLight and placetaught in the field

Your subjectsPeople and festivalsshot on location

Moving imageTravel filma short film in your portfolio

Field skillsAccess and ethicsplanned with mentors

You leave withA travel portfolioa film and a showreel

The rhythmShoot every weekhands on, not lectured

What You Photograph

People, festival, street and landscape.

Your portfolio covers six areas of travel work, so you leave with range, not one style.

Boatman in a woollen cap beside a flower boat on calm water, travel photograph by Sathish Kumar, Creative Hut AcademyPeoplePortrait photography

Pulikali tiger dancer in a street procession, travel photograph by Architha B, Creative Hut AcademyFestivalsCulture, action

Schoolchildren walking down a narrow alley, travel photograph by Harikrishnan V, Creative Hut AcademyStreetDaily life

Green hills and clouds over tea country, travel photograph by Arshad CB, Creative Hut AcademyLandscapesHills, light

Backwaters canoe passing Chinese fishing nets, travel photograph by Harikrishnan V, Creative Hut AcademyBackwatersWater, boats

Visitors on the steps of a carved Hoysala temple, travel photograph by Narasimha Varma, Creative Hut AcademyHeritageTemples, architecture

Never Ending, travel documentary by Prithvi KVM, Creative Hut AcademyNever EndingDocumentary by Prithvi KVM

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Travel Cinematography

Travel filmmaking course: the film is half the portfolio.

You shoot motion on the same journeys: gimbals, drones, natural sound, and a short travel film edited and graded by you. AI filmmaking tools support your planning and post work.

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The Field Is the Classroom

Journeys across Keralam and India.

The travel photography course is taught in Keralam, with backwaters, hill country, temple towns and some of India's biggest festivals within reach. You shoot real places and real people on location, not studio setups. Field tour costs are separate and are not included in the course fee.

Backwaters canoe passing Chinese fishing nets, travel photograph by Harikrishnan V, Creative Hut Academy

Water and light

Keralam backwaters

Boats, Chinese fishing nets and early morning light, a training ground for landscape and everyday-life work.

Pulikali tiger dancers filling a street during the festival, travel photograph by Anandu V, Creative Hut Academy

Festival and people

Pulikali, Thrissur

Tiger dancers, crowds and colour, where you learn to work fast in a moving crowd.

Decorated camels and riders under umbrellas at a fair, travel photograph by Udith Ullas, Creative Hut Academy

Desert and fair

Pushkar Mela

Camels, riders and a desert fair, built for portraits and wide scenes.

Beyond India · International tours

Our specialisation also runs international study tours, with destinations shared at admission. Travel and stay for these tours are charged separately.

Student Work

What a year on the road looks like.

Travel photographs and films made by Creative Hut students during the one year travel photography and filmmaking course in Keralam.

Travel photography by our students

36 stills

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

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

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

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

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

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

Woman smiling behind a heaped vegetable stall, travel photograph by Uday Mani, Creative Hut Academy student

Two pilgrims in saffron turbans standing in a festival crowd, travel photograph by Vishnu S Girish, Creative Hut Academy student

Theyyam performer in a white and gold painted mask, travel photograph by Gokul Somarajan, Creative Hut Academy student

Performer silhouetted against flying fire sparks, travel photograph by Benson, Creative Hut Academy student

Group in blue robes standing in a green valley, travel photograph by Kavya, Creative Hut Academy student

Kathakali artist in costume while a man adjusts his makeup, travel photograph by Pranav Jose, Creative Hut Academy student

Pulikali dancer in a blue tiger mask roaring, travel photograph by Architha B, Creative Hut Academy student

Theyyam performer in a red crown watched by two boys, travel photograph by Rohit Mathew, Creative Hut Academy student

Caparisoned elephants under colourful umbrellas at a night festival, travel photograph by Pranav Jose, Creative Hut Academy student

Blue goddess mask with a golden crown at a festival, travel photograph by Vijay Raj MG, Creative Hut Academy student

Hanuman figure with a golden crown and flower garlands, travel photograph by Arun Kumar M, Creative Hut Academy student

Pulikali dancers holding hands in a circle at dusk, travel photograph by Harikrishnan V, Creative Hut Academy student

Masked drummers in black costumes marching through confetti, travel photograph by Alan Jose, Creative Hut Academy student

Decorated deity before a peacock feather backdrop as a crowd watches, travel photograph by Vasudev Vimal, Creative Hut Academy student

Kathakali artist adjusting his crown backstage, travel photograph by Deepak Verma, Creative Hut Academy student

Pulikali dancers in blue and leopard paint on the street, travel photograph by Anandu V, Creative Hut Academy student

Flower seller sitting with his stock under hanging lamps, travel photograph by Sanal, Creative Hut Academy student

Women in orange saris walking along a temple street, travel photograph by Vasudev Vimal, Creative Hut Academy student

People bathing on rocks as waves crash on the shore, travel photograph by Vasudev Vimal, Creative Hut Academy student

Fishermen pulling a red net inside a shed, travel photograph by Suryans, Creative Hut Academy student

Cyclist carrying live chickens across a steel bridge, travel photograph by Muhammed Nihal TK, Creative Hut Academy student

Flower sellers arranging garlands at a market, travel photograph by Alen Shibu, Creative Hut Academy student

Man bathing under splashing water at a stone channel, travel photograph by Raj Surada, Creative Hut Academy student

Row of auto rickshaws parked along a quiet street, travel photograph by Lakshmi Girish, Creative Hut Academy student

Pilgrims wading through shallow sea water at sunset, travel photograph by Anandu V, Creative Hut Academy student

Women in red walking along a promenade past a painted wall, travel photograph by Vasudev Vimal, Creative Hut Academy student

Farm workers carrying hay bundles on their heads, travel photograph by Bharathi Murugan, Creative Hut Academy student

Two children walking along railway tracks, travel photograph by Harikrishnan V, Creative Hut Academy student

Tea seller preparing tea at a night stall, travel photograph by Raj Surada, Creative Hut Academy student

Workers walking past stacked crates on a wet dock, travel photograph by Heet Dave, Creative Hut Academy student

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Student Work

Travel films and portfolios by our students.

Travel photography portfolios

Four portfolios

Impressions, Photography portfolio by Pranavika Mohitepatil, Creative Hut AcademyImpressionsPhotography portfolio by Pranavika Mohitepatil

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Unraveled Journal, Photography portfolio by Benson K Thomas, Creative Hut AcademyUnraveled JournalPhotography portfolio by Benson K Thomas

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Emotions of Colours, Photography portfolio by Rocky Dhar, Creative Hut AcademyEmotions of ColoursPhotography portfolio by Rocky Dhar

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Enduring Expedition, Photography portfolio by Rahul Rao, Creative Hut AcademyEnduring ExpeditionPhotography portfolio by Rahul Rao

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Travel film gallery

Four films

Never Ending, Documentary by Prithvi KVM, Creative Hut AcademyNever EndingDocumentary by Prithvi KVM

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Varanasi: The City of Moksha, Documentary by Ajil Joy, Creative Hut AcademyVaranasi: The City of MokshaDocumentary by Ajil Joy

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Theyyam: Witnessing the Village of Mattakkara, Presented by the Pelayil family, Creative Hut AcademyTheyyam: Witnessing the Village of MattakkaraPresented by the Pelayil family

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Naadan Panthukali, Documentary by Ajinlal S, Creative Hut AcademyNaadan PanthukaliDocumentary by Ajinlal S

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Behind the scenes: photo tours

Four tours

Haridwar photo tour, 17th batch, edited by Emmadi Pavan, Creative Hut AcademyHaridwar photo tour17th batch, edited by Emmadi Pavan

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Kashmir photo tour, 17th batch, edited by Devika, Creative Hut AcademyKashmir photo tour17th batch, edited by Devika

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Alappuzha photo tour, 17th batch, Creative Hut AcademyAlappuzha photo tour17th batch

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Kummattikali photo tour, 17th batch, Creative Hut AcademyKummattikali photo tour17th batch

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The Year, Step by Step

From first frame to journey-ready portfolio.

The year runs in four stages. Each stage ends with work you can show.

01
Photography craft

Foundation and light

You learn exposure, composition and natural light. You finish with a graded set of ten travel images.

Natural lightCompositionLenses
02
On location

Fieldcraft and people

You work on location: access, respectful portraits, festival and street work, and the ethics of photographing people. You finish with a photo essay.

PortraitsStreetField ethics
03
Moving image

Travel cinematography and post

You shoot with gimbal and drone, record natural sound, edit in DaVinci Resolve and grade. You finish with a short travel film.

CinematographyDaVinci ResolveDocumentary
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Going professional

Portfolio and the business

You build your portfolio, film and showreel, and learn how the genre pays, from editorial to brands. You finish ready to pitch.

PortfolioShort filmWorking pro

Train on Real Glass

Pro bodies and travel zooms.

You train on Sony bodies, wide and travel zooms, gimbals, drones and a full edit suite on campus. Bring your own camera, lens, gimbal and laptop for daily assignments.

Powered by Sony

Mirrorless bodies · light, weather-ready cameras for the field

Wide and travel zooms · one bag, from landscapes to portraits

Gimbals, drones, tripods · stable movement and aerials for travel films

Edit and post suite · Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, colour grading

Where This Takes You

A genre with real demand.

A travel photography course opens doors. Graduates work with tourism boards, brands, magazines, OTT platforms and agencies, or as independent creators, in photography, cinematography and documentary film.

Travel photographer

Assignments, editorial and personal projects.

Travel filmmaker

Tourism films, documentary and short-form film.

Editorial and magazines

Features, photo essays and publications.

Digital and social content

Brands, creators and destination channels.

Skills you can sell

The portfolio you leave with maps directly to paid work. Each skill below is a service you can offer.

Bars show relative demand across the genre, not guaranteed income.

Digital and social contentHigh
Tourism and brand filmsStrong
Magazines and editorialGrowing
Documentary and OTTSteady

SrinagarDelhiJaipurAhmedabadMumbaiGuwahatiKolkataHyderabadBengaluruChennaiCAMPUS · KOTTAYAM

A National Campus

Students from across India.

Our students arrive from the north, the metros, the northeast and the south. You live on campus and work alongside them for the full year.

All India
student intake
100%
residential
550
student portfolios

One year. Master it.

Intake for the travel photography course is small and admissions are rolling. Message us and our team will walk you through the course, fees and dates.

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Why Creative Hut

One campus, full immersion.

01

Live where you learn

You stay on campus in a residential Gurukul model, shoot every week and are mentored daily.

02

Photo and film together

You graduate able to shoot the still frame and the moving sequence.

03

A working studio

The campus has produced 550 portfolios and 200 short films. Your work is reviewed the way a commissioning editor would review it.

04

Recognised and equipped

KGTE, NCVET-MESC, and Adobe recognition, gear powered by Sony, and faculty who work in the field.

Common questions

Travel photography, answered.

Questions about the travel photography course at Creative Hut Academy.
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Is this a travel photography course in India?

Yes. It is the travel specialisation of the one-year PDAP diploma at Creative Hut Academy, a photography college in Keralam that takes students from all over India. Every class is common to all students. You learn travel photography, culture and street photography, travel videography and documentary filmmaking, build a field portfolio and a short film, and graduate ready to work in the genre.

Who can join the travel photography course?

Anyone after Class 12. No prior photography experience is required. It suits complete beginners and working photographers who want to specialise in travel.

Does the course cover travel filmmaking?

Yes. You learn gimbal and drone movement, natural sound capture, editing in DaVinci Resolve and colour grading, and you produce a short travel film alongside your photography portfolio.

Do students travel during the course?

Yes. Fieldwork is central. You shoot journeys, festivals and landscapes across Keralam and India, with international study tours as part of the year. Field tour costs are separate and are shared at admission.

Can students from outside Keralam join?

Yes. Creative Hut is a fully residential campus and students join from across India. Hostel, food, and training are all on site.

What equipment do I need to bring?

Every specialisation student brings their own camera, lens, gimbal and laptop for daily practice and assignments. The campus is powered by Sony, and professional bodies and telephoto glass are available for coursework.

What does the course fee cover?

The fee is residential and all inclusive: tuition, hostel and food for the full year. Campus cameras, telephoto lenses, lighting and studios are available for coursework. You bring your own laptop and personal items. Field tours are not included in the fee and are charged separately.

What will I graduate with?

A professional travel portfolio and a short travel film, built across the year, along with the KGTE, NCVET-MESC and Adobe recognitions earned alongside the diploma.