Born on 6th March 1981, Abin Alex is a Photographer, Researcher and educator from God’s own Country Kerala. Native of Kottayam district, he is settled here with his family comprising his parents, wife and kids. Being a post graduate in Master in Design and MBA (Design Management), he is currently researching and working on documenting different art and culture. He is more known for his Documentary photography, Travel photography and Architecture photography. He is honored by Honorary Doctorate by World Record University for Photography.

A passionate in Photography, he founded Creative Hut Institute of Photography in 2007. Adapting the “Gurukulam” concept of learning Photography in this Institute, he achieves the credits of making Creative Hut as India’s first Professional Photography Institute based on Gurukulam. He is glad with the opportunity he got to teach thousands of students in Photography from around the world. Moreover, he is proud of all his students who has achieved awards and records in photography and videography. One of the noted efforts carried out by him is the event where he shared photography knowledge and his experiences with prisoners at Sabarmati Central Jail, Ahmedabad, Gujarat during the celebration of world photography day on 19th August 2012. He had also conducted one Month Workshops for Jail inmates which he considers as the greatest experience and which has in turn being an inspiration for his student photographers to contribute their photography skills for the society . His efforts was encouraged and supported by various leading newspapers and magazines.

He has been travelling to different places such as interior parts, wildlife locations, architecture and documentary photography oriented places capturing the best from it. Various magazines and newspapers has covered article on him and published his works. He had carried out product Photography projects for various national and international companies. He has conducted his solo photography exhibitions and group exhibitions several times in Kerala and Gujarat.

He was visiting faculty at MICA (Mudra Communication), BRDS, INIFD, etc. and has conducted workshops in Nirma Universtity, IIT Gandhinagar, Chaudhari Insitute, Rotary Club etc. He has been invited as jury to adjudicate for various photography contests, competitions and workshops at different colleges, university and other campuses. His articles on photography have been covered in various newspapers and magazines.

Shot documentaries named “Hoofs among the wheels” that shows life of Camel in the City and another Documentary “Christianity and Kathakali, a Personal Quest” that shows the relation of Christianity and Kathakali. His keen interest in developing the concept into still images and moving images has always made him more attached to the art, culture and photography. He is a traveler too. He believes that, “ It’s not how you lived but what counts is how you lived. You spend your whole life in acquiring more and more but what you have achieved at the end will be the way of life you have spent. Knowledge is endless but your knowledge gets meaningful when you share it with others.”