This does not apply in the US (we don't have photographers who conduct their business in the streets)...
I don't notice anything in the original post which qualifies the question to relate to the conditions prevalent in the U.S in particular.
...nor does it respond to AS's original question, which dealt with freelancers and was not limited to photographers.
Quoting from the OP:
"Let's for example talk about the photophy industry, I would say about the official competitors "Studio" versus freelancer photographer, but I am not quite sure about this."
This is the context we often ask for in the forum before we answer a question, and I chose to reply to this specific part of the query.
We are still waiting for context...
I don't feel the original post needs more context; to me it is sufficiently clear as it stands. That it may not comprehensible to every other member should not, I think, stop those who feel they do understand from replying.
... and for an explanation of the part that "competitor" (mentioned in the original query) may play.
One of the meanings of the word '
competition' is, according to AHD, "rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market." And a
competitor, here, is someone that competes with another in business. The word which the original poster is not clear about is 'freelance photographer'. My suggestion is that it should be 'street photographer'. And as has been pointed out, street photographers are not seen in all parts of the world.