▁of ▁super f icial ▁attract iveness . ▁His ▁photograph s ▁carry ▁a ▁telling ▁message ▁for ged ▁by ▁cru cial ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁content , ▁composition , ▁light ▁and ▁timing . ▁In ▁Y ip ' s ▁words , ▁" a ▁good ▁picture ▁must ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁balance ▁and ▁composition ." ▁ ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁to ▁improve ▁a ▁photograph ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁developed , ▁Y ip ▁chose ▁only ▁to ▁c rop ▁and ▁to ▁en large . ▁He ▁never ▁used ▁s oph istic ated ▁dark room ▁techniques ▁and ▁took ▁care ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁tempt ation ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁photograph ▁through ▁any ▁process ▁of ▁manip ulation . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁lean ed ▁heavily ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁jud g ement , ▁experience , ▁and ▁intu ition , ▁as ▁noted ▁by ▁Ch oy ▁W eng ▁Yang : ▁“ Y ip ’ s ▁approach ▁to ▁phot ography ▁is ▁not ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁photo j ournal ist ▁who ▁must ▁make ▁news , ▁nor ▁the ▁fashion ▁photograph er ▁who ▁must ▁fl atter , ▁nor ▁the ▁industrial ▁photograph er ▁who ▁must ▁explain , ▁nor ▁the ▁public ity ▁photograph er ▁who ▁must ▁be ▁an ▁image ▁mak er . ▁His ▁is ▁the ▁artist ’ s ▁approach ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁functional ▁constraints ▁and ▁yet ▁must ▁reach ▁out ▁for ▁something ▁else . ▁Y ip ▁dec ides ▁to ▁express ▁a ▁fragment ▁of ▁his ▁imagination .” ▁ ▁Y ip ▁also ▁took ▁a ▁s inc ere ▁and ▁human istic ▁approach ▁to ▁phot ography . ▁Dr . ▁Andrew ▁Y ip , ▁one ▁of ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ' s