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