Norm Yip
Norm Yip was born and raised in Canada by Chinese parents. He received his B. of Arts degree (cum laude) at the University of Saskatchewan and his B. of Architecture degree at the University of Toronto.
In 1994, he moved to Hong Kong where he worked as a project architect for Wong & Tai Associates Ltd and RTKL International Ltd before pursuing his interest in art and photography. In 1999, he co-founded the organization art collective Meli-Melo Artists Alliance (MMAA), to which he curated numerous art exhibitions with artists from Canada, Thailand and Hong Kong.
Eventually in 2001, he formed Norm Yip Photography and set up Studio 8 -- a semi-public photographic and art space located in the heart of Sheung Wan -- where he hosts occasionally, private and selected exhibitions. Since then, he has exhibited in all three mediums of photography, acrylic painting and graphite.
As a photographer, Norm's work has appeared in HK Magazine, WHERE, Global Investor and American Express' Centurion magazine. In addition, he has photographed celebrities such as Zhang Yimou, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin and Destiny's Child.
To many, Norm is recognized for his fine art photographs of beautiful and sensuous Asian males. His work has been featured in 2Blue and Dreamboys 2, both special edition of Blue magazine, renowned for its excellence in fine art male photography. Most recently, he has published his first photography book entitled ‘The Asian Male’, a book featuring a collection of male fine art images taken over a period of five years from 2000-2004.
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Yip, please go to www.normyip.com