diff --git a/src/Light.cc b/src/Light.cc
index dddb575..07d7c27 100644
--- a/src/Light.cc
+++ b/src/Light.cc
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ void Light::setTransform(const Matrix4f &transform) {
 void Light::setGridSize(unsigned int gridSize) { this->gridSize = gridSize; }
 
 void Light::setUseCenter(bool useCenter) { this->useCenter = useCenter; }
+
+void PointLight::illumination() const {}
+
+void AreaLight::illumination() const {}
diff --git a/src/Parser.cc b/src/Parser.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69fabb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Parser.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#include "Parser.h"
+#include "Geometry.h"
+#include "Light.h"
+
+#include <Eigen/Core>
+#include <string>
+
+using Eigen::Vector3f;
+using Eigen::VectorXi;
+using std::string;
+
+// a helper function to get Vector3f
+const Vector3f getVector3f(const nlohmann::json &j) {
+  return Vector3f(j[0].get<float>(), j[1].get<float>(), j[2].get<float>());
+}
+
+// A helper function to get raysperpixel array
+const VectorXi getRpp(const nlohmann::json &j) {
+  VectorXi rpp(j.size());
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < j.size(); ++i) {
+    rpp[i] = j[i].get<int>();
+  }
+
+  return rpp;
+}
+
+Scene *Parser::getScene(const nlohmann::json &j) {
+  string name = j["filename"].get<string>();
+  int width = j["size"][0].get<int>();
+  int height = j["size"][1].get<int>();
+  float fov = j["fov"].get<float>();
+  Vector3f lookAt = getVector3f(j["lookat"]);
+  Vector3f up = getVector3f(j["up"]);
+  Vector3f center = getVector3f(j["centre"]);
+  Vector3f ai = getVector3f(j["ai"]);
+  Vector3f bgc = getVector3f(j["bkc"]);
+
+  Scene *sc = new Scene(name, width, height, fov, center, up, lookAt, ai, bgc);
+  sc->setAntialiasing(j.value("antialiasing", false));
+  sc->setTwoSideRender(j.value("twosiderender", false));
+  sc->setGlobalIllum(j.value("globalillum", false));
+  if (j.contains("raysperpixel"))
+    sc->setRaysPerPixel(getRpp(j["raysperpixel"]));
+
+  return sc;
+}
+
+// TODO: Get Matrix4f transform for geometries and lights
+const Matrix4f getTransform(const nlohmann::json &j) { return Matrix4f(); }
+
+Geometry *Parser::getGeometry(const nlohmann::json &j) {
+  float ka = j["ka"].get<float>();
+  float kd = j["kd"].get<float>();
+  float ks = j["ks"].get<float>();
+  Vector3f ca = getVector3f(j["ac"]);
+  Vector3f cd = getVector3f(j["dc"]);
+  Vector3f cs = getVector3f(j["sc"]);
+  float phong = j["pc"].get<float>();
+
+  Geometry *g;
+
+  if (j["type"].get<string>().compare("rectangle"))
+    g = getSphere(j, ka, kd, ks, ca, cd, cs, phong);
+  else
+    g = getRectangle(j, ka, kd, ks, ca, cd, cs, phong);
+
+  if (j.contains("transform")) {
+    g->setTransform(getTransform(j["transform"]));
+  }
+
+  return g;
+}
+
+// helper function to get four corners of a rectangle
+const Matrix<float, 3, 4> getCorners(const nlohmann::json &j) {
+  Matrix<float, 3, 4> corners;
+  for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+    corners.col(i) = getVector3f(j["p" + std::to_string(i + 1)]);
+  }
+  return corners;
+}
+
+Sphere *Parser::getSphere(const nlohmann::json &j, float ka, float kd, float ks,
+                          const Vector3f &ca, const Vector3f &cd,
+                          const Vector3f &cs, float pc) {
+  float radius = j["radius"].get<float>();
+  Vector3f center = getVector3f(j["centre"]);
+
+  return new Sphere(ka, kd, ks, ca, cd, cs, pc, radius, center);
+}
+
+Rectangle *Parser::getRectangle(const nlohmann::json &j, float ka, float kd,
+                                float ks, const Vector3f &ca,
+                                const Vector3f &cd, const Vector3f &cs,
+                                float pc) {
+  Matrix<float, 3, 4> corners = getCorners(j);
+
+  return new Rectangle(ka, kd, ks, ca, cd, cs, pc, corners);
+}
+
+Light *Parser::getLight(const nlohmann::json &j) {
+  Vector3f id = getVector3f(j["id"]);
+  Vector3f is = getVector3f(j["is"]);
+
+  Light *l;
+  if (j["type"].get<string>().compare("point"))
+    l = getAreaLight(j, id, is);
+  else
+    l = getPointLight(j, id, is);
+
+  if (j.contains("transform")) {
+    l->setTransform(getTransform(j["transform"]));
+  }
+
+  l->setGridSize(j.value("n", 0));
+  l->setUseCenter(j.value("usecenter", false));
+
+  return l;
+}
+
+AreaLight *Parser::getAreaLight(const nlohmann::json &j, const Vector3f &id,
+                                const Vector3f &is) {
+  Matrix<float, 3, 4> corners = getCorners(j);
+
+  return new AreaLight(id, is, corners);
+}
+
+PointLight *Parser::getPointLight(const nlohmann::json &j, const Vector3f &id,
+                                  const Vector3f &is) {
+  Vector3f center = getVector3f(j["centre"]);
+
+  return new PointLight(id, is, center);
+}
diff --git a/src/Parser.h b/src/Parser.h
index 709f386..f82c63c 100644
--- a/src/Parser.h
+++ b/src/Parser.h
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 #ifndef PARSER_H_
 #define PARSER_H_
 
-class Parser {};
+#include "../external/json.hpp"
+
+#include "Geometry.h"
+#include "Light.h"
+#include "Scene.h"
+
+class Parser {
+public:
+  static Geometry *getGeometry(const nlohmann::json &);
+  static Light *getLight(const nlohmann::json &);
+  static Scene *getScene(const nlohmann::json &);
+
+private:
+  static PointLight *getPointLight(const nlohmann::json &, const Vector3f &,
+                                   const Vector3f &);
+  static AreaLight *getAreaLight(const nlohmann::json &, const Vector3f &,
+                                 const Vector3f &);
+  static Rectangle *getRectangle(const nlohmann::json &, float, float, float,
+                                 const Vector3f &, const Vector3f &,
+                                 const Vector3f &, float);
+  static Sphere *getSphere(const nlohmann::json &, float, float, float,
+                           const Vector3f &, const Vector3f &, const Vector3f &,
+                           float);
+};
 
 #endif // !PARSER_H_
diff --git a/src/RayTracer.cc b/src/RayTracer.cc
index cf70d8a..2cb39a1 100644
--- a/src/RayTracer.cc
+++ b/src/RayTracer.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,35 @@
 #include "RayTracer.h"
 #include "../external/simpleppm.h"
+#include "Parser.h"
 
-RayTracer::RayTracer(const nlohmann::json &json) : json(json) {}
+#include <vector>
 
-void RayTracer::run() {}
+using std::vector;
+
+void RayTracer::parse() {
+  for (auto i = json["output"].begin(); i != json["output"].end(); ++i)
+    scenes.push_back(Parser::getScene(*i));
+
+  for (auto i = json["geometry"].begin(); i != json["geometry"].end(); ++i)
+    geometries.push_back(Parser::getGeometry(*i));
+
+  for (auto i = json["light"].begin(); i != json["light"].end(); ++i)
+    lights.push_back(Parser::getLight(*i));
+}
+
+void RayTracer::render() {}
+
+void RayTracer::output() {
+  for (auto scene : scenes) {
+    int width = scene->getWidth();
+    int height = scene->getHeight();
+    vector<double> buffer(3 * width * height);
+    save_ppm(scene->getName(), buffer, width, height);
+  }
+}
+
+void RayTracer::run() {
+  parse();
+  render();
+  output();
+}
diff --git a/src/RayTracer.h b/src/RayTracer.h
index 0975344..1c18f19 100644
--- a/src/RayTracer.h
+++ b/src/RayTracer.h
@@ -2,14 +2,26 @@
 #define RAY_TRACER_H_
 
 #include "../external/json.hpp"
+#include "Geometry.h"
+#include "Light.h"
+#include "Scene.h"
+
+#include <vector>
 
 class RayTracer {
 public:
-  RayTracer(const nlohmann::json &);
+  RayTracer(const nlohmann::json &j) : json(j) {}
   void run();
 
 private:
   nlohmann::json json;
+  std::vector<Scene *> scenes;
+  std::vector<Light *> lights;
+  std::vector<Geometry *> geometries;
+
+  void parse();
+  void render();
+  void output();
 };
 
 #endif // !RAY_TRACER_H_
diff --git a/src/Scene.cc b/src/Scene.cc
index 5bec7c5..ea22c48 100644
--- a/src/Scene.cc
+++ b/src/Scene.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #include "Scene.h"
 
+string Scene::getName() { return name; }
+
+int Scene::getWidth() { return width; }
+
+int Scene::getHeight() { return height; }
+
 void Scene::setRaysPerPixel(const Eigen::VectorXi &raysPerPixel) {
   this->raysPerPixel = raysPerPixel;
 }
diff --git a/src/Scene.h b/src/Scene.h
index 0411791..74ec55f 100644
--- a/src/Scene.h
+++ b/src/Scene.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ private:
   bool globalIllum = false;
 
 public:
+  string getName();
+  int getWidth();
+  int getHeight();
   void setRaysPerPixel(const Eigen::VectorXi &);
   void setAntialiasing(bool);
   void setTwoSideRender(bool);