▁four ▁sons , ▁who ▁displays ▁and ▁s ells ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁works ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁po ems ▁at ▁a ▁st all ▁near ▁the ▁Ch in at own ▁Heritage ▁Center , ▁described ▁the ▁elder ▁Y ip ' s ▁phot ographic ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁he ▁has ▁created ▁for ▁his ▁father : ▁“ He ▁( Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ) ▁understood ▁how ▁phot ography ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁great ▁medium ▁not ▁just ▁to ▁record ▁truth ▁and ▁beauty , ▁but ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁defining ▁moments ▁of ▁the ▁changes ▁that ▁affect ▁all ▁of ▁us ▁in ▁any ▁human ▁situation , ▁and ▁to ▁interpret ▁the ▁dynamic ▁inter play ▁of ▁the ▁elements ▁that ▁const itute ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁human ▁spirit .” ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁human istic ▁approach ▁to ▁phot ography ▁was ▁shown ▁throughout ▁his ▁se as cape ▁phot ography , ▁black - and - white ▁phot ography , ▁child ▁portrait ure ▁and ▁document ary ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁Se as cape ▁phot ography ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Y ip ▁spent ▁much ▁time ▁photograph ing ▁the ▁Chinese ▁jun ks ▁that ▁brought ▁him ▁from ▁China ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁to ▁Singapore . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁photograph s ▁dep ict ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁fish erm en . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁se as cape ▁special ist . ▁The ▁sh immer ing ▁lights ▁and ▁ref lections ▁on ▁the ▁sea ' s ▁face ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁photograph s ▁became ▁the ▁hall mark ▁of ▁his