Chang Ts'ai withdrew from active photography in the mid-1950s and has since been engaged in counselling and guiding other photographers.
不過還是應邀到各個攝影學會做顧問、指導與評審，由於他不喜歡在攝影團體中搞派別勢力，也不欣賞某些人爭名、爭利的嘴臉，過沒多久，他就退出了。