ier - B ress on ▁from ▁France , ▁who ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁photo - j ournal ism . ▁ ▁Other ▁contemporary ▁photograph ers ▁include ▁Lee ▁Lim , ▁who ▁gained ▁insp iration ▁for ▁his ▁phot ography ▁through ▁Chinese ▁painting , ▁and ▁K ou o ▁Shang ▁Wei , ▁who ▁was ▁fond ▁of ▁architect ural ▁phot ography ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁S ams ui ▁Women . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁Y ip ▁has ▁many ▁dis ci ples ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁Kre ta ▁A yer ▁Camera ▁Club ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁The ▁former ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁Mr . ▁S . ▁Raj are tn am ▁studied ▁phot ography ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁former ▁Chief ▁Arch itect ▁of ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Development ▁Board , ▁Mr . ▁Tony ▁Tan ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁dis ci ple . ▁ ▁Phot ograph ers ▁such ▁as ▁Tan ▁Y ik ▁Y ee ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Low ▁So on ▁Le ong , ▁who ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁S AF RA ▁camera ▁club , ▁were ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁Y ip ' s ▁works ▁and ▁teaching . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Y ip ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁T ribute ▁Award ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁art , ▁culture ▁and ▁her itage ▁of ▁Singapore ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Information ▁and ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Mr . ▁Lawrence ▁W ong ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁ceremony ▁held ▁at ▁Em press ▁Place . ▁ ▁Y ip ▁has