Social and intellectual changes during the 1970s led to a reconsideration by both photographers and the public which confirmed the importance and many-sidedness of the art.
社會日趨開放，思潮新舊更替，也影響了創作者和大眾對「攝影」的重新估量與期待。到了八十年代，攝影的多面性與重要性，在有心人的嘗試與努力推展下，已不容置疑。