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Travel Photographer

Industries: Social, Education and Personal Services

Descriptions & Duties

  • Travel Photographer
    A professional who specialises in providing personalised photography services for clients at their travel destinations. Their core work involves documenting journey stories through imagery, creating narrative-driven visual works that integrate settings, subjects, and emotions.

    Key Responsibilities:
    1. Tailor themes, styles, and shooting plans to accommodate diverse client needs, collaborating closely to co-design memorable journeys and stories.
    2. Guide client’s interaction, poses, and emotional expression to capture authentic, unscripted moments for family, couples, or groups during travel.
    3. Adapt to weather, lighting, and on-the-ground changes to ensure both high-quality imagery and a positive client experience.
    4. Recommend and coordinate with related new service roles, such as Hanfu stylists, makeup artists, or local cultural experts, to create immersive themed shoots.
    5. Suggest and scout iconic, locally distinctive locations, supporting the integration of region-specific culture into shoots.
    6. Efficiently manage the full shooting and client-service process – from route planning and progress management to after-shoot communication.
    7. Curate, color-grade, and retouch photographs, using professional post-processing software; create short video summaries for diverse social media content needs.

Generic Competencies

Physical abilities

Technology
skills

Cognitive
abilities

Comprehension and expression

Social skills

Organisation and execution skills

Problem
solving skills

Management
skills

Physical Abilities

Physical abilities

  • Physical strength
  • Eye hand coordination / precision / dexterity

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Technology Skills

Technology skills

  • Computer literacy
  • Application of technology

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Cognitive Abilities

Cognitive abilities

  • Creativity
  • Visualisation
  • Logical thinking

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Comprehension And Expression

Comprehension and expression skills

  • Reading comprehension
  • Oral / written expression

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Social Skills

Social skills

  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

 

Importance:5 (Max:5) 

Skill is required all the time

 

Organisation And Execution Skills

Organisation and execution skills

  • Planning
  • Organising
  • Judgement
  • Decision making

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills

  • Ability to solve simple and complex problems effectively and efficiently

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Management Skills

Management skills

  • Leadership
  • Management of finance / time / people / other resources

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Trade Specific Competencies

Photography & Technical Proficiency

Strong skills in composition, lighting, visual storytelling, and capturing authentic travel moments; proficient in operating professional digital cameras, lenses, lighting equipment, and using image/video editing software.

Customer Experience Management

Respect cultural differences; communicate effectively in Mandarin, Cantonese, and/or English as needed; clearly define copyright ownership and sign photography agreements.

Compliant Operations

Follow scenic area photography regulations; pay taxes in accordance with the law; purchase and maintain appropriate commercial insurance.

Cultural & Destination Knowledge

Understand local customs, trends, and tourism culture; integrate regional elements (e.g., Hanfu, immersive cultural themes) into shoots.

Professional Ethics & Privacy Protection

Safeguard client privacy, respect cultural sensitivities, and uphold professional conduct in all interactions.

Skills Upgrading

Continuously learn emerging technologies (e.g., AI-assisted photo editing, immersive VR travel photography); analyse market trends in travel photography to stay competitive.

Related Education & Training

Higher Diploma

Professional Diploma/ Certificate

Reference

  • 1. Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangdong Province. (2025). New occupations notice: “New Consumption Driving Emerging Occupations: Young People Unlocking These New Career Paths” (CCTV Finance, 2025-05-15)

    2. The “Job Descriptions and Duties” details presented were synthesised by DeepSeek AI (accessed 2025-08-08) from publicly available data. For official descriptions, please consult Guangdong HRSS (2025) or CCTV Finance (2025-05-15).