His creativity was perhaps at its peak in the years from 1955 to 1966. As a young and enthusiastic novice, he often set out for the suburbs of Panchiao in search of photographic prey, like that of "Selling Rain Hats," taken with one hand on his bicycle and one on the camera.
廿五歲左右的徐清波，年輕、熱情、帶勁，經常一大早就帶相機騎著單車往板橋郊區、樹林、新莊、南港、關渡等地跑。他懷著初學者的耽迷心情，希望多獵取些好鏡頭，累積自己的影像成績。