The results, he says, were eminently forgettable. To support himself, he worked as a public employee in the Panchiao local government, but photography remained his avocation.
為了生活，他做過許多臨時工，當過日語教師、客運車稽查員、街役場（今鎮公所）收發員等，而攝影就在他自學、自娛的消遣與關注下，帶來些許成績與快意。