An illness in senior high school forced him to leave his studies for a period, during which he worked at odd jobs, buying a Pigeon and shooting whenever he could find the time.
念高中時，因胃病休學，累積了打零工所得，買了一部 DIGEON 相機，開始抽空拍照。當時，以一初生之犢，他就以不錯的成績，加入「新穗影展」及「中國攝影學會」。