M. K. Iqbal (born 1965 in Kochi, Kerala) is a specialist documentary photographer with considerable experience in videography as well. Iqbal runs Studio Moon in Vaduthala in Alappuzha District in Kerala and looks forward to projects based on living spaces and the people in it.
Iqbal dropped out of a pre-university course in commerce to join the Cameraman Institute in Ernakulam for a one-year diploma in photography and videography. He developed into a professional photographer under the guidance of photographer Suleiman in Kochi. He became a freelance soon afterwards, but left it for a brief while to pursue social activism. He joined Campaign Advertising in Bangalore and learned the art of industrial photography. Later he joined the Madhayamam Daily in Ernakulam in 1993 and worked there till 1997.
In 1997, he left for New Delhi where he had a successful stint as a freelancer, working for a string of magazines, both print and online, which range from Mean Time magazine to Tehelka.
Iqbal’s passion for his own land and its people led him to implement several projects, the major ones being Project Mainstream in Mumbai in 1998 and “My Land and the People” sponsored by the Varthamanam Daily.