Although both Cephas and his son were accomplished court photographers, Cephas was the most important of the two and was the first Javanese person (and therefore first indigenous Indonesian) to become a professional photographer.
Walaupun Cephas dan anaknya ditetapkan sebagai fotografer kraton, Cephas adalah yang terpenting dan yang orang Jawa pertama (dan fotografer pribumi pertama) yang menjadi fotografer profesional.