His creative artistic work during his younger days and his more recent accomplishments in fostering young talent and in advancing darkroom techniques have earned him the titles of the "Old Master" and the "Patriarch" in Taiwan photography circles. Easygoing and unaffected, Chang is modest about his achievements.
他前半輩子對攝影藝術熱中創作；後半輩子則在後進的栽培鼓勵，以及暗房技術的服務上，都做了相當程度的貢獻，因而無形中在攝影圈裡也贏得「老師父」和「大家長」之稱。不拘小節，沒有架勢的「張仔才」，則自謙地認為他不過在做份內的事，不值得大書特書。