Carter’s epic trip highlights what is to become the world’s largest tourism market of the next decade. The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Shanghai’s World Expo in 2010 are expected to attract between 50-100 million inbound tourists annually to the People’s Republic.

At the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia

A freelance photojournalist by trade, Carter also announced a book contract with Hong Kong publisher Blacksmith Books, who will release the author’s stunning photos in a compact souvenir-sized volume entitled CHINA: Portrait of a People.  Remarked publisher Pete Spurrier: “Living and travelling in China can be a challenge for foreigners, and yet Tom has single-handedly and strikingly photographed almost every aspect of humanity in the PRC. This book is a must-have for tourists, expats, photo enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in what today’s China is really like.”

Old villager -- Fujian

“Some would like to present an air-brushed version of China to the outside world,” Spurrier added. “Tom’s pictures show China like it really is – and the natural warmth of the Chinese people shines through in every frame.”

A taste of New China -- Shandong disco

Tom Carter's work as a photojournalist and travel writer has been published in every major English-language periodical in China, and he is considered a travel and photo authority on the region. He currently resides in Beijing.

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WPA will publish an in depth interview with Photojournalist Tom Carter to coincide with the publication of his book China: A Portrait of a People.

Visit Tom Carter's website www.tomcarter.org 

For more information about the forth coming publication China: A Portrait of a People visit the publishers website BLACKSMITH BOOKS

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