He attributed the change to age and different circumstances, saying that in the past he faced far fewer restrictions on his activities and was free to do as he pleased.
待困境塵埃落定，告一了斷，鄭桑溪的攝影心態已失卻往昔的勇猛銳氣。他說，年輕時代，沒有家庭、事業的拘束，生活自由，涉獵地方廣闊，自然會產生大量的作品。