(Photo of Tsai Meng-Shin with Master, Lang Jingshan. Source: Tsai Meng-Shin)
Annual statistics race for the world top ecological photographers, organized by America Photographic Society, integrates the world's top ten outstanding eco-photographic. Tsai’s works are often invincible in the rankings. His name stands at the third place in the Natural Group in 2011. The class, he leads in Yuanlin Community College won seven places of the Art Group, the Natural Group and the Travel Group in that rankings, which is remarkable. His performance is outstanding and additionally, as an instructor of Yuanlin Community College, he gives his effort and bring greater influence and performance to his students. (Source: Yuanlin Community College newsletter)
He is a world-renowned eco-photographer, however, exceptionally approachable. When he was talking about ecology, he turns into a problem solver, like an encyclopedia. We enjoyed listening to his stories and all his sharing. When he shared his glory with us, it’s like a movie out of scene emerging in our mind. As Tsai has won too many medals to keep in record by his own, some hidden in where else he doesn’t know. For instance, he won a gold medal at the photo contest held by Lang Jingshan, he smiled and said, “I cherish this gold medal, but I really forgot where it was hidden from me?” Many award ceremonies has become the most beautiful memories that only captured in his mind.