NIP is a popular, trustworthy and one of the oldest photography training institute in India. It has been conducting several Certified courses since its inception. NIP was established by Late. Prof. Manohar Desai on 20^th August 1983, with a view of spreading knowledge of photography among the enthusiasts who were willing to take it as a hobby and profession. Since, then NIP has always embraced the changing trends of the learning and photography industry and upgraded accordingly, to cater to the changing demands and requirements of learning photography.

NIP has trained thousands of students in photography & videography (18k+ and counting). We believe in true learning via in-depth syllabus and courses, curated such that the topics are taught in the most systematic and methodical manner.

We believe in empowering the students and make them capable enough to practice photography & videography by their own and start of their career or hobby quite easily.

Late. Prof Manohar Desai – Founder

Late. Prof Manohar Desai had his first interaction with photography way back in 1974. Due to the deep interest in the field, he completed his learning in First Class from then prestigious Sir J. J. School of Applied Arts. He practiced professional wedding photography for several years and then in 1983 founded NIP to spread knowledge of photography. He had trained 11,000+ students during his tenure of 27 years in NIP.

SMT. asmita Desai – Director

Smt. Asmita Manohar Desai, Director of NIP, has been associated with NIP since its inception in 1983. She took the responsibility to run the show after passing away of Prof. Manohar Desai in 2010. She inherits skills of photography from her father, Late. Shri Kashinath Sawant, who had a well-known photo studio in Thane.

An experience that spans across film-based photography, working in dark rooms to develop the photos, she has wide understanding of various aspects of photography & videography. She has a good hands-on experience of video editing techniques using the hardware devices back in the days of VCR & video tapes.

Mr. Amoggh Deesai – director & Faculty

Amoggh is an IT Engineer turned Entrepreneur and leads NIP with Smt. Asmita Desai. He inherits his photography skills from parents & maternal grandfather. He has completed his masters in Business and Entrepreneurship from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai. He has practiced Wedding Photography professionally in past and practices it as a hobby too. He has taught 2k+ students in photography since 2013, spanning across different age groups (10^th passed to retired persons), and backgrounds.

He is also a professional Counsellor and Energy Healer through which he helps people to bring transformation in their life by working on their mental & emotional health. This is a USP for him as it helps him connect to the students emotionally and curate his teaching sessions as per the group learning under him.