Chan Bing Fai's interest in photography began in early childhood but he could not
afford to own a camera until he was 22. That was in 1952 when he was doing his teacher
training in England. During his vacation he travelled extensively both in the U.K.
and Europe and he brought back very interesting images of these places. He shot them
all on Kodachrome film, and since that time his involvement in photography has grown
and matured.
On completing his teacher training in 1954 he went back to his alma mater, the Victoria
Institution and taught for 11 years. In 1959 under the Teacher Development Program
of the State Department of the U.S.A. he was sent to Arizona State University to
study audio visual education. In 1966 he was promoted to headmaster and he was given
the job to start a new lower secondary school in Jalan San Peng, Kuala Lumpur. He
left after 5 years and joined the Medical Faculty, University of Malaya as its chief
medical illustrator. He was on the move again and in 1974 he joined the Educational
Technology Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and served as its technical director
until he retired from that position in 1985.
Chan's involvement in photography extends over a period of 40 years. He joined The
Royal Photographic Society (Britian) in 1963 as an ordinary member. He gained his
Associateship (ARPS) in 1964 and 5 years later his Fellowship (FRPS). There is no
stopping for him, his love and dedication to photography is one of continuous growth
and development. He has ~ritten numerous articles on photography for various magazines.
He wrote his first book on photography entitled : "The Complete Photographer"
published by Tropical Press in 1977.
He is spending his retirement travelling, photographing and lecturing to various
groups of people including photographic societies and camera clubs. In 1986 he took
up the appointment as the Overseas Service Representative (OSR) in Malaysia for The
Royal Photographic Society (Britain).
He has won numerous prizes and awards in photography and has held 3 previous one-man
photo exhibitions.
He is married to Lee Lai Chan and they have one son, Chan Pooi Hong.
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