Art and Photography- Are we Prohibited?

It looks like photography is Prohibited in Category B by the Royal Decree? What about the other "arts" I see fabric printing is Ok, Does that include Batik? This list is a little vague to me. What about the other ART type occupations?

Can any Pros out there, shed some light on this?

Prohibited: A and B

Category B. 1. Agriculture Business: orchids, cultivation, animal husbandry including silk worm raising, timbering, fishing.

2. Industrial & Handicraft: Rice milling, Flour making, sugar, alcohol & non alcohol drinks, Ice cream, Pharmaceutical manufacturing, cold storage, timber, gold, silver and inlaid stone, wood carving, lacquer-ware, match making, cement etc, Dynamiting rocks, Manufacturing garments & shoes, Printing, newspaper publishing, silk weaving or silk printing, manufacture of finished products in silk.

3. Commercial: all retailing not in category C. Or trading not in Category C, selling food an drinks, trading of antiques & fine arts.

4 Service Industry: Tour agency, Hotels except Hotel management, photography, laundering, dress making and service jobs.

5. Land, water & ie.  transport.

 

Category C. You are allowed to do the following. Exporting, all wholesale trades not in A & B. retiling machinery, equipment & tools, selling food, beverages that promote tourism. Industrial & handicraft Business: manufacturing animal feeds, vegetable oil extraction, textile manufacturing, dyeing, fabric printing, glass ware manufacturing, making plates and bowls, stationary & printing paper, rock salt mining, mining. 

Service: anything not in A or B.

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I don't see any reference to photography?

I get my prints done commercially.

Other arts may be more problematic, if done on a commercial basis.

I doubt anyone is going to bother the amateur.

I wonder how dynamiting rocks, got in the middle of the list.

I don't see any reference to photography?

I get my prints done commercially.

Other arts may be more problematic, if done on a commercial basis.

I doubt anyone is going to bother the amateur.

I wonder how dynamiting rocks, got in the middle of the list.

4 Service Industry: Tour agency, Hotels except Hotel management, photography, laundering, dress making and service jobs.

Yer 'tis, looks like professional photography is prohibited

I wonder how dynamiting rocks, got in the middle of the list.

Subtle reference to foreign terrorists.

Photography is on the list as is architecture, accounting and many of the professions. You become a photographic consultant, not a photographer.

The best place to confirm this would be the Jobs, economy, banking, business, investment in Thailand sub forum.

I wonder how dynamiting rocks, got in the middle of the list.

--it MAY have something to do with the marble and granite industry.

On Foreign Photographer: I remember seeing an advertisement on service provided by a roving farang photographer--Don't know if she still comes here.

I have a visa and work permit and my job title is PHOTOJOURNALIST. Strictly working as a commercial photographer is not allowed from what I understand.

Photography is on the list as is architecture, accounting and many of the professions. You become a photographic consultant, not a photographer.

The best place to confirm this would be the Jobs, economy, banking, business, investment in Thailand sub forum.

Unfortunately, under the revised regulations, consultants no longer qualify for a WP !!!!!

I have a visa and work permit and my job title is PHOTOJOURNALIST. Strictly working as a commercial photographer is not allowed from what I understand.

Any publications have to "sponsor" you to get a WP? Do you work for any news agencies?

I see adverts all the time for "photographer's"....what about wedding's, advertising etc etc

Thanks in advance

If you're interested in getting a press card:

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/1.php