▁se as cape ▁works . ▁" Row ing ▁at ▁Da wn ", ▁Y ip ' s ▁most ▁locally ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁recogn ised ▁photograph , ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁Tan j ong ▁R hu , ▁where ▁many ▁Chinese ▁jun ks ▁anch ored ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁Y ip ▁took ▁a ▁s amp an ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁in ▁the ▁heavy ▁morning ▁mist ▁and ▁captured ▁this ▁special ▁moment ▁using ▁the ▁camera ▁Super ▁I k ont a ▁he ▁bought ▁after ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Occ up ation . ▁The ▁solit ary ▁boat man ▁row ing ▁in ▁the ▁mist y ▁morning ▁light , ▁in ▁his ▁view , ▁symbol ised ▁the ▁new ▁Singapore , ▁which ▁had ▁just ▁won ▁self - g overn ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Y ip ▁celebrated ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁colonial ism ▁and ▁“ the ▁dawn ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁day , ▁new ▁hope ▁and ▁new ▁beginning ▁for ▁Singapore ”, ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁acc laimed ▁title ▁of ▁Out standing ▁Phot ograph er ▁of ▁the ▁Century ▁( Se as cap es ) ▁by ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Child ▁portrait ure ▁Y ip ▁Che ong ▁Fun ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁K amp ongs ▁at ▁G ey lang ▁Lor ong ▁ 3 ▁after ▁early ▁morning ▁boat ▁tri ps ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁would ▁often ▁take ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁living ▁there , ▁giving ▁them ▁supp lement ary ▁copies ▁on ▁subsequent ▁vis its . ▁One