After high school, Pan came to Taipei to work and tested into university. When his father fell ill, he took a leave of absence from school to return to Taichung, where he took a job as a car salesman. Whatever his economic circumstances, he remained an avid shutterbug, and headed out to take pictures at every opportunity.
高中畢業後到台北工作、考上大學、父親生病他休學回台中、進汽車公司當銷售員，一路上不管是窮或富，他對攝影一直很堅持，一有時間就出門拍照。