Biography:
Mette Lampcov is a freelance documentary photographer from Denmark, who is based in Los Angeles, California.She studied fine art in London, England and after moving to the United States 15 years ago, studied photography and journalism at...
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A view from Lone Pine CA, over the Alabama hills and on to Mt, Whitney the tallest mountain in continental U.S.A and part of the eastern Sierras. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
A winter storm comes cross from Nevada over the White mountains and moving into the high Sierras adding an extra layer of snow/snowpack at altitude. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
The Owen river as it flows south with the snowcapped Sierra Nevada mountains in the back ground - the mountains are the natural water storage system for California. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
Palisades glacier, Eastern sierras (to be confimed) Glaciers are under threat in the Sierras. The water/ snowpack that melts from here flows into Big Pine creek that is a major tributary of the Owens river. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
A Sierra Nevada mountain peak as a winter storm passes, showing the thick layer of snowpack from the many winter storms that have added to the snowpack. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
The Los Angeles aqueduct as it flows south with the Owens lake in the background. After the aqueduct was built by the LADWP in the mid 1920s the lake was drained dry from a growing Los Angeles. The dust from the dry lake bed creates the most dust in the United States and contains trace metals; it might be the largest contributor to PM10 dust. https://www.watereducation.org/aquapedia-background/owens-lake Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
A water pipe that brings water down the side of the mountains - much of the snowpack that melts gets damned and piped to the Owens river or for local use. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley
A winter storm is approaching bringing moisture and an added layer of snowpack at altitude. A view across Round Valley at around 4000 ft and the high Sierras that rise up to 14.000 feet from the valley floor. Easten Sierras/ Ownes valley