After studying at Culver Military Academy, Light earned an undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1924 and a M.D.
[2] His idea was to fly over areas of South America and Africa that had never been captured on film from the air and Meader was happy to go along with it.
[2] Meader, Light's wife, had to take flying lessons and learn Morse code to become her husband's co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator.
[2] The Lights were banned from photographing Central America, Ecuador, and Colombia, to prevent the gathering of strategic knowledge.
[2] In addition, her photographs include different views of native villages, urban areas, and the Egyptian pyramids, as well as several other subjects.
[2] The couple's original plan was to fly into Asia; however, this was not accomplished due to the damaging of the plane and Meader's pregnancy with a second child.
[3] After the flight, Light wrote the book Focus on Africa, which included his wife's photos and published by the American Geographical Society.