Shooting beyond wedding photos

WHEN Annabel Law first started out as a wedding photographer, she would always be mistaken by her client's relatives as the bride's friend.

Not only did she find it tough at a time when it was uncommon to be a female photographer, she says she also had to deal with the misconception that women were not supposed to wield a camera.

But things have changed, she says. In recent years, more women have taken up photography professionally and are carving out a career.

Another heartening sign is that the World Press Photo Awards is seeing more female photographers being nominated.

"I'm actually quite pleased and proud when I go on Google and see many advertising themselves as a female photographer as I never saw such a thi…