His life too has been anything but ordinary: He was born into wealth in Tainan in 1929, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule; saw his family fall on hard times, experienced the ravages of war, and even deserted from the military. His first opportunity to study photography formally in Japan didn't come until he was 30.
他的經歷不凡：1929 年日本殖民時代出生於台南的富商家庭，卻遭逢家變、戰亂，還做過逃兵，直到 30 歲，才有機會赴日本學習專業攝影。