Working as a photographer in Beijing

With over 17 million possible subjects plus numerous landmarks, Beijing offers plenty of opportunities for photographers. But, when working under close censorship from government officials, taking pictures is perhaps not as simple as just point and click.

Beijing based freelance photographer Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People, talked to Play the Game about some of the challenges of working as a photographer in China.

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Missing a lens?

About to take the perfect shot, only to find your flash is broken or your lens is scratched? Beijing has an abundance of photo shops catering to high-end users. We asked photgorahpers at the webiste www.beijinger.com to tell us their recommendations for where to go:

• Photography city - Two bus stops north of the Wukesong subway station, photography city is like a market, selling pretty much anything you could ever need for a camera (40 Wukesong Lu, Haidian Qu, Beijing Shi).
  
  
• Rayi - there are two Rayi shops in Beijing, one at Photography city (tel - 010-88144785), the other in SOHO (010-85806643). The web address is www.rayi.com.cn
  
  
• Shemao Jinguangjiao - Another large photography shop, based at No 12.west Chang-An street of XiCheng Distric in Beijin, telephone number 66011033 and web address - Sssy.com.cn