Liao Hsin-ming says that earlier photographers on Taiwan preferred to shoot portraits, scenery, or other "artistic" photographs; they had no interest in realistic, documentary photos of contemporary life.
廖心銘說，早年的攝影者，喜歡拍人像、風景等所謂有「藝術美感」的照片，拍照都有一個明顯的觀賞或實用功能做前提，對沒有什麼「目的」的題材，譬如只是街頭取景、生活百態等一般紀錄，卻很少人拍；總認為那些與自己無關，不值得浪費膠卷。