Although they were taken mainly for contests and magazines, some of Ts'ai's early pictures are precious records, in a natural and sincere documentary style, of the determined, frugal, and hardworking aspects of the people of Taiwan.
雖說為了投稿或比賽，蔡高明早年的一些鄉情記錄，以一種自然、敦厚的寫實精神，表達了台灣民風堅毅、刻苦的一面，尤其顯得彌足珍貴。