Category: Altered Reality

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.

Going For A Walk

Lip Seng


This photo was one of the Water Pitcher Award winners of the 20th Singapore International Salon held in 1969.

During that time, montaging with blue diazo was considered quite a creative approach. I think the main elements of this image are the colours, patterns, lines and composition. This was also one of my 24 transparencies that I submitted for my successful FRPS Pictorial Panel Distinction in 1970.

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)