In the 50's, when the government moved to Taiwan, there were a number of neglected matters that needed to be taken care of first.
王小亭一生從事攝影工作，在國際間贏得「新聞片王」的封號，是第一位名聞世界的中國攝影記者。一九五○年代，政府遷台不久，物資缺乏、百廢待舉，非民生必需品的攝影器材更是無從講究，新聞圖片所呈現的影像亦弱。