Read in the light of contemporary trends, Ch'en's work may seem no longer fresh or original in conception and rather to await further exploration of its potential. But among the paths taken by Taiwan photographers in the 1960s, Ch'en's development, from amateur realistic photographer to a sketcher of imagistic scenery, can be considered representative.
以今日的世界潮流來閱讀陳順來的作品，就理念與創意來說，已不算新鮮，在潛能與功力的開發上，有待更進一步的提昇和累積；不過回頭細數六○年代走過來的台灣攝影作家，陳順來以一個寫實攝影的業餘者出發，發展為意象風景的描繪者，自有他的代表性。