▁on set ▁of ▁urban isation . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Occ up ation , ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁AR P s ▁( A ir ▁Ra id ▁Person nel ) ▁in ▁Ch in at own . ▁His ▁phot ography ▁was ▁dis rupted ▁because ▁the ▁Japanese ▁conf isc ated ▁his ▁camera , ▁but ▁he ▁took ▁it ▁up ▁again ▁when ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁was ▁over . ▁ ▁Y ip ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁phot ography ▁began ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁But ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 , ▁did ▁he ▁purs ue ▁phot ography ▁seriously ▁and ▁send ▁his ▁works ▁for ▁over se as ▁competition . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁he ▁won ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁world wide ▁awards , ▁including ▁those ▁listed ▁below : ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 : ▁Honor ary ▁Ex cell ence ▁Dist inction ▁con ferred ▁by ▁Federation ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁l ' art ▁Phot ographique ▁( Intern ational ▁Federation ▁of ▁Phot ographic ▁Art ) ▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁con ferred ▁by ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁Singapore ▁ 1 9 8 0 : ▁Elect ed ▁as ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Out standing ▁Phot ograph ers ▁of ▁the ▁Century ▁by ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁ 1 9 8 4 : ▁Award ed ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Med all ion ▁for ▁his ▁out standing