So I was talking to a friend who just got back from a doing an overseas shoot in Asia. He was telling me that a problem they had when doing street shoot was other photographers invading his shoot to take pictures of the models he paid and one even knocked over two daylight floods breaking one. This was in Hong Kong and when the translator started to ask for the guys information he just ran off. In places like Shenzhen there was as many as 8 people with DSLRs using flash and getting in the shot. Even with paid handlers these guys were so relentless they had to end the shoot early.

I've been to different conventions and have noticed if anyone poses for a shot theres sometimes someone who takes a shot from over my shoulder but they're pretty polite about it not getting in my shot or using flash.

Have any of you experienced people like this when you street shoot or is it just an Asian city thing to be an asshole by ruining someones job?