When he was nineteen, he went to work in a photo supply store, where he finally found an appropriate way to develop his fondness for working with his hands. It was his experience experimenting in the darkroom that decided him on his future career.
十九歲那年，經過介紹他進了一家「新光照相器材行」工作，從小就喜歡自己動手的個性與嗜好，終於找到一個適切的發展機會，在暗房裡的勞動與試驗之經歷，使他走上了日後的攝影事業。