Category: Prize-winning

Day Break at Mount Penanjakan

Lip Seng

This was a view captured from Penanjakan lookout point, East Java, in 1992. The volcano that is in middle of the image puffing out a plume of smoke is the famous Mount Bromo. To date, two out of the three volcanos shown in this image are still active. A recent eruption of Mount Bromo in May 2004 killed one little boy (a tourist from Singapore), and injured many others that were visiting the area. At present, the area is temporary closed to tourists until further notice.

This slide won the Best Landscape Award (Photo Travel Section) of the 1993 Golden West International Salon, USA.

Riding Home

Lip Seng

The colourful young riders of a polo club provided me with good interesting subjects for this image. The dry tree on the right framed the image nicely and created a good sense of depth. The saturated blue of the sky (achieved by colour derivation with diazochrome film — this was done pre-Photoshop days!) further enhanced the visual impact of the slide. This was a fast changing scene that needed quick reflexes to capture the image right on the dot. The slide won a Bronze Medal at the 22nd Los Angeles International Salon, USA, held in 1978.

Full Cast

Lip Seng


From a vantage point, I captured this fisherman having his early morning catch while I was out on a photographic trip in Bali in 1991. One of the characteristics and important elements of photographic art is to capture the spontaneous moment of an action. This is demonstrated precisely in this image. This image was a Medal Winner of the 22nd Hong Kong Camera Club International Salon held in 1992.