Mask, Paris 1991 by Ellen von Unwerth Photo: Courtesy of "Photo Shanghai"

From the ongoing "Art Basel Hong Kong" to hot auction pre-exhibitions, China's art scene is always busy. From September 5 to 7, Shanghai, better known as an important international financial center than a center for the arts, will host China's first international art fair for photography, the "Photo Shanghai."

A total of nearly 70 galleries and art organizations from countries including the US, Germany and China will gather at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre to take part in the event organized by The World Photography Organization.

Led by Sandy Angus, co-founder of "Art Basel Hong Kong," the organization aims to build the fair into the most professional and international platform for fine art photography in China. In a press release for the event he stated that the vast Asian art market has seen considerable growth over the past decade and during that time photography has become an ever-increasing part of the contemporary art scene.

Leading galleries including France's Magnum, Germany's Camera Work and China's Three Shadows will attend the fair. David Fahey, owner of Los Angeles-based Fahey/Klein Gallery, said that they have been keeping an eye on the many talented photographers coming from China and China's growing photograph art scene.