In order to conveniently get down into the wet, marshy rice paddies to quickly photograph the motions of the men and women, he always wore a pair of flip flops on his feet when he was taking pictures out of doors. People dubbed him, "the flip flop photographer."
為了便於隨時沖進水田泥沼搶拍勞動的男女身姿，他外出拍照時腳下都會趿著一雙拖鞋，人稱「拖鞋攝影師」。