Category: Leica

Lighted Suite

Lip Seng


The Cockpit Hotel in Singapore was demolished not too long ago. This hotel once received the Queen of England when she visited Singapore many years ago. This image was captured during the twilight hours 30 years ago. I love the difference in colour balance (brought about by the different light sources) that gave the image an unusual touch of colour. I was also fortunate to find by luck, a lone lighted room with the curtains drawn open. This lighted room became the main attraction of the picture. This image won the Best Night Scene Award of the Kenosha International Salon,USA,held in 1985.

Bromo Village at Dawn

Lip Seng


The early hours of the day are always regarded as the golden hours for mood photography. This landscape of a village near Mount Bromo, East Java is illustrative as an example. I captured my first impressions of the misty mood and atmosphere of a village near Mount Bromo in 1980. The smoke from the lit cigarette of the rider added interest to the whole image. This image won a Gold Medal at the 25th Maitland International Salon, Australia held in 1982..

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Lip Seng


This is a study of lines and patterns of light and shadows that I found at Labrador Park in Singapore in 1974. The young man (now he is COL NS Yun Ta Chun), one of my students in Canon photography course, was asked to pose to add as human interest to the whole image. A colour derivation with violet diazochrome film was created to give a contemporary touch. This image was awarded the Fran Clemence Medal of the 13th S4C International Salon, USA, held in 1976.