Timeline

1931

Born in Shanghai, China

1949

Emigrated to Hong-Kong

1958–1965

Named 8 times one of the top ten photographers of the world by the Photographic Society of America

1960–1986

Directed 27 movies (incl. Gulf and Lost in 1970)

1980–1986

Teached the art of photography andfilmmaking as visiting professor in Hong-Kong and Taiwan

2009

Now lives between California and Hong-Kong