Wu Chin-miao had only six years of public schooling, and coming from a family of modest means, he differed from other photographers of his generation who were either from wealthy backgrounds or had studied in Japan.
吳金淼僅受了六年的公學教育，在小康的家庭背景下，不像同代攝影家，不是世家子弟，就是有留學日本的經歷。