Hsu An-ting was born in Taipei in 1929 but grew up in Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan, where his family, which was engaged in the lumber business, moved when he was little.
經過時空與歲月的轉換更替，回頭尋覓，似乎只有攝影能提供那一路走過來的行跡見證了。美的教育許安定，民國十八年出生於台北，由於家裡經營木材生意，從小就跟著父親住在花蓮。