Fang Shouting comes from a long line of musicians. He has been involved in portrait photography since 1985, and recognized as a master of color film processing. He has written many articles on music and photography. Since taking up artistic photography, a dozen of his images have won national competitions. He is a member of the CSPA (China Senior Photographers Association), the Fujian Province Photographers Association and the Fujian Popular Science Writers Association, a teacher of photography at the University for the Elderly in Fuding city. He has been honored as an "outstanding photographer" by the local government.