Photography & Photography Training in Beijing
On this page you'll find Beijing's premier location for buying cameras and related equipment, two of China's most famous photography associations and contact information for Beijing's Film Academy.
Beijing Photography Equipment City
This is Beijing’s
Number One photographic center with hundreds of stores packed with new and used
cameras and all kinds of accessories including lenses, photographic flashes,
lights, and everything else photography related. On the second floor there are
many shops with fashion accessories like professional makeup supplies, and many
wedding dress stores. The third floor has other photography supplies like
studio backdrops, and all kinds of photo props.
Behind the building is row of shops with stage lighting, camera booms and other movie studio equipment.
Behind the building is row of shops with stage lighting, camera booms and other movie studio equipment.
Beijing Wukesong Photographic Association
This is China's oldest photograpy organization with more than 100 years of history.
The Manager’s office for the Beijing Wukesong ("Five Pines") Photographic Association (www.bjphoto.com.cn) is on the third floor of the Beijing Photography Equipment City. They have photographer excursions on the first and last Saturdays of every month (meet at 1:00 pm), and monthly contests with different themes.
Entry deadline (2012) Theme
July 7th: Sunrise and Sunset
August 4th: Our life full of sunshine
September 1st: The story of summer
October 13th: Cool autumn
November 3rd: The story of autumn
December 1st: Recall the whole year
There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
CONTACT INFORMATION
北京摄影器材城
40 Wukesong Lu, Haidian District, Beijing
北京海淀区五棵松路40号
Tel: 010 8811 9723
Web Address: www.bjphoto.com.cn
(Subway directions: Take subway line 1 to Wukesong, then grab a taxi - the ride to their location should cost about 10 Yuan.)
Beijing Wukesong Photographic Association also has a close association with Chinese Photographers magazine that’s published in Beijing. (www.chinaphoto.cc)
The Manager’s office for the Beijing Wukesong ("Five Pines") Photographic Association (www.bjphoto.com.cn) is on the third floor of the Beijing Photography Equipment City. They have photographer excursions on the first and last Saturdays of every month (meet at 1:00 pm), and monthly contests with different themes.
Entry deadline (2012) Theme
July 7th: Sunrise and Sunset
August 4th: Our life full of sunshine
September 1st: The story of summer
October 13th: Cool autumn
November 3rd: The story of autumn
December 1st: Recall the whole year
There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
CONTACT INFORMATION
北京摄影器材城
40 Wukesong Lu, Haidian District, Beijing
北京海淀区五棵松路40号
Tel: 010 8811 9723
Web Address: www.bjphoto.com.cn
(Subway directions: Take subway line 1 to Wukesong, then grab a taxi - the ride to their location should cost about 10 Yuan.)
Beijing Wukesong Photographic Association also has a close association with Chinese Photographers magazine that’s published in Beijing. (www.chinaphoto.cc)
CHINA PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
International Liaison Department of China Photographers Association is primarily responsible for contacting international photographers, gaining knowledge of present development status of photography all over the world, enhancing mutual friendship and cooperation between international photographers and photographic organizations, receiving the visits of individual photographers and photographic organizations from abroad and helping to bring Chinese photographers and their works to the
world.
We are pleased to provide communication and cooperation services for photographic organizations and individuals from all
over the world, to promote the prosperity of photographic art, and contribute to the development of all aspects of humankind.
Tel:0086-10-65141380 Fax:0086-10-65131859
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cpanet.cn
Beijing Photography Equipment City Professional Photographic Training School
This is the most prestegious training base of professional photographers for studios in Beijing. Different styles and various types of training courses are attractive for trainees from all over China. Also associated with China Photographers Association (above).
Beijing Film Academy
Beijing Film Academy is the oldest photography educational institution in China. Starting in 1986, the picture photography specialty was set up by the photography department. And then in order to speed up the educational system reform and enhance academic construction, the Beijing Film Academy worked jointly with the Chinese Photographer Association and set up the Photography School a subdivision of the Beijing Film Academy in February 1996. http://www.bfa.edu.cn/eng/2008-07/06/content_20919.htm |