▁in ▁the ▁N any ang ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁commented ▁on ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ' s ▁child ▁portrait ure : ▁" Y ip ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁child - port rait ▁photograph er ▁in ▁his ▁time , ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁his ▁many ▁images ▁of ▁children , ▁some ▁dark , ▁some ▁comp elling , ▁some ▁un c ann ily ▁ex h ilar ating , ▁and ▁others ▁still ▁reserved , ▁im pen et rable … . ▁The ▁depth ▁of ▁Y ip ’ s ▁per ception ▁is ▁as ▁much ▁about ▁the ▁children ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁about ▁himself . ▁If ▁we ▁read ▁a ▁bur den ▁of ▁anx iety ▁upon ▁a ▁face , ▁we ▁understand ▁full ▁well ▁that ▁Y ip ’ s ▁child hood ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁un blem ished ▁one . ▁If ▁we ▁read ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁innoc ence ▁and ▁imagination ▁ ▁upon ▁a ▁face , ▁then ▁we ▁know ▁Y ip ’ s ▁experiences ▁bore ▁the ▁same ▁if ▁not ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁himself , ▁then ▁as ▁that ▁within ▁his ▁own ▁children , ▁all ▁six ▁of ▁them . ▁If ▁we ▁catch ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁happiness ▁through ▁sm iles ▁and ▁laugh ter , ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁joy ▁is ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁head y ▁child hood , ▁but ▁lives ▁on ▁well ▁into ▁old ▁age .” ▁ ▁Document ary ▁phot ography ▁Dr . ▁Kel vin ▁Tan , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Heritage ▁Society , ▁said ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ' s ▁document ary ▁photograph s ▁are ▁“ a ▁powerful ▁rem inder