Lin had a close connection with photography. In addition to taking over the family business of the photo studio in the 1950s, he also worked as a photojournalist for more than 20 years, for Minsheng Daily of Taichung and then Central Daily News. His photographic expressions not only recorded social affairs and events. Much more than documentary images, his works also crystallize visual beauty and spice through special arrangements of lights and shadows and composition.