Category: Candid

Candid, people photography

Passing Through 路过

Passing Through 路过
Taken at the OCT Loft Creative Culture Park in Shenzhen on a holiday visit last November… A passer-by moves across a mural depicting bodies in motion. For a fleeting moment, the living figure seems to continue the painted sequence. The photograph explores the relationship between art and life, stillness and movement, and how we quietly pass through spaces layered with stories before us.

Update (July 2026): I’m honoured that Passing Through has been accepted for the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Creative Eye Group Digital Exhibition 2026. Watching the live judging session was a fascinating experience, offering a rare insight into how experienced selectors discuss and respond to photographs.

Quiet Arc

Quiet Arc

I am pleased to share that Quiet Arc has been selected for the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Creative Eye Group Members’ Digital Exhibition 2025. I have been taking part since 2022 and this year’s submission feels a little different; it is the first without my father’s quiet guidance in the background.

I photographed this scene in 2020 and originally shared it as Right from the Heart, named after its location at The Heart at Marina One. With this new title, Quiet Arc, the image takes on a different tone, though the heart behind it still feels present.

To Father, With Love


To the world, you were world-renowned photographer, Tan Lip Seng, Hon. PSA., FRPS., FPSA., MPSA, EFIAP., ABIPP., from Singapore.

To my elder brother and me, you were simply the best father we could ever have asked for.

You captured our childhood through your lens, leaving us with a treasure trove of memories — each photograph a testament to your love. Your passion for photography became mine too, guiding me to embrace it not just as a hobby, but as a lifelong pursuit.

Two years ago on a family trip to Desaru, I photographed my growing children (your beloved grandchildren), inspired by what you once did for us. And even then, you never stopped. You turned your camera towards me, capturing moments of me capturing them — layering memories upon memories, with your quiet, loving presence behind it all.

In your final days, you told us, “Every extra day (with us) is a bonus.” And indeed it was. We are profoundly grateful for every extra moment heaven granted us with you.

Together with Mum, elder brother, my wife, and your grandchildren, we will hold these memories close and cherish them —every single day of our lives.