In those days, photographers working with dance troupes generally shot only publicity photos, but Ko went beyond far beyond their lifeless, mechanical approach. He was especially fond of photographing modern dance troupes, and always did his shoots out in the countryside, where he sought to make the abstract vision of modern dance more concrete.
當時攝影師為舞團拍照都只停留在宣傳照的層次而已，柯錫杰卻打破這種缺乏生命力的制式拍攝法；他尤其喜歡為現代舞團拍照，往往把舞者帶往郊外取景，並企圖將抽象意境的現代舞轉換為具象。