▁of ▁modern ization " ▁po ign antly . ▁K we k ▁also ▁used ▁Y ip ' s ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁photograph ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁tree ▁cr umb ling ▁in ▁the ▁for eground ▁of ▁a ▁bur geon ing ▁metropol is ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁emot ional ▁sch isms ▁of ▁urban isation . ▁ ▁Contempor aries ▁David ▁P . ▁C . ▁T ay , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Cultural ▁Med all ion ▁recip ient ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁Singapore ▁has ▁commented ▁on ▁Y ip ▁and ▁his ▁works : ▁“ Over ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁dec ades ▁I ▁have ▁known ▁Mr . ▁Y ip , ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁deeply ▁im pressed ▁by ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁express ▁his ▁experience ▁through ▁phot ographic ▁prints , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁show ▁us ▁there ▁is ▁more ▁to ▁pictures ▁than ▁meets ▁the ▁eye .” ▁ ▁Ang ▁Ch we e ▁Ch ai , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Cultural ▁Med all ion ▁recip ient , ▁said : ▁“ Y ip ▁lov es ▁capt uring ▁the ▁spirit ▁and ▁emot ions ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁different ▁m ood s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁dawn . ▁These ▁have ▁been ▁reflected ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁art istic ▁works ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁much ▁acc laim ▁for ▁his ▁cre ativity ▁and ▁individual ity .” ▁ ▁Y ip ▁also ▁learned ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁His ▁street - style ▁approach ▁to ▁document ary ▁phot ography ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁contemporary ▁Henri ▁Cart