At the time he was a competitive swimmer, and his athletic training supplemented his understanding of art in cultivating his development as a photographer. Both made him realize the importance of a solid training in the "fundamentals."
他喜愛運動，曾經是游泳選手，體力上的鍛鍊，加上對繪畫藝術的鑑賞力，是他後來從事攝影的兩大助力。年歲愈長，愈覺得基礎培養之可貴。