Category: Nat Museum P.C.

Temple Festival

Lip Seng


(Courtesy of: The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection, National Heritage Board, 2008)

A hustle-and-bustle scene of prayers in a temple captured from a vantage point. The shaft of light has obviously help to endow the image with a greater visual impact. This is a typical illustration of having to be at the right time and at the right place to capture a nice photograph. The slide won the 3rd prize at the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain International Slide Exhibition in 1980.

A Strange Face

Lip Seng


(Courtesy of: The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection, National Heritage Board, 2008)

If candid photography is your cup of tea, then the opportunity of capturing such image is endless. This is an image that was photographed at one of Hari Raya prayer sessions. The touch of human interest is an important element of the entire image. The cyan bias relief treatment is just to enhance the visual impact further. This is a Gold Medal winning slide from the 34th International El Camino Real International Salon, USA in 1981.

Pattern of Jars

Lip Seng


One of the Pewter Tray Awards from the 24th Singapore International Salon held in 1973. A visit to a soya sauce factory in Singapore provided me with an opportunity to capture the image of this man at work. A montage of a piece of lith film onto the original transparency created the much desired dramatic impact for the image.

(Courtesy of: The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection, National Heritage Board, 2008)