▁achiev ements ▁and ▁contributions ▁to ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁As ▁Vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁Singapore ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁as ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁Kre ta ▁A yer ▁Community ▁Center ▁Camera ▁Club ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Y ip ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁insp iring ▁and ▁gu iding ▁many ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁and ▁techniques ▁of ▁phot ography . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁col lapsed ▁on ▁an ▁M RT ▁train ▁at ▁around ▁mid night , ▁after ▁taking ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁Lan tern ▁Festival ▁at ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Garden , ▁cl utch ing ▁a ▁loaded ▁camera ▁on ▁his ▁hands ▁as ▁usual . ▁ ▁Appro ach ▁to ▁phot ography ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁mere ▁hand ful ▁of ▁contempor aries , ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ▁faced ▁many ▁difficulties , ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁Ch oy ▁W eng ▁Yang , ▁former ▁cur ator ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁Among ▁the ▁difficulties ▁were : ▁an ▁uns ym path etic ▁environment , ▁sc ant iness ▁of ▁reference ▁material , ▁in ade qu ate ▁equipment , ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁guidance ▁and ▁direction . ▁Y ip ' s ▁solution ▁to ▁all ▁these ▁problems ▁was ▁trial - and - error ▁experiment ation , ▁back ed ▁by ▁a ▁passion ate ▁spirit . ▁Y ip ▁always ▁sought ▁to ▁take ▁photograph s ▁that ▁go ▁beyond ▁the ▁surface