Kristin Lau

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Biography: Kristin Lau is a Toronto-based documentary photographer from Queens, New York. She is focused on social documentary, editorial and portraiture. She seeks out stories that raise awareness about the environment to evoke positive change for the... MORE

NEPAL. Everest Region, Lukla. M...ney through the Everest region.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Lukla. May 20th, 2012. Lukla airport is situated in Lukla, a town in the Khumbu area of the Solukhumbu district in northeastern Nepal. At an altitude of 2,800m, it is a popular starting point among trekkers for their journey through the Everest region.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Syangboc...gboche Airstrip in the heavens.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Syangboche. May 5th, 2012. Syangboche Airstrip in the heavens.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Phakding..., 2012. Local mountain donkeys.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Phakding. May 20th, 2012. Local mountain donkeys.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Phakding. May 20th, 2012. Army Check Point.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Phakding...site. A local villager at work.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Phakding. May 20th, 2012. Construction site. A local villager at work.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Lambara....e construction of new villages.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Lambara. May 7th, 2012. Trek to Machhermo. Workers carry metal piping and steel sheets on their backs for the construction of new villages.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Machherm...2. Yeti Lodge & Restaurant.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Machhermo. May 7th, 2012. Yeti Lodge & Restaurant.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Namche B... and professional mountaineers.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Namche Bazaar. May 5th, 2012. A Himalayan Village Delight. Namche Bazaar is the largest village in the Solukhumbu region and known as the main trading center for the Khumbu region. It rests at an altitude of 3,440m and is one of the main lodging villages for the intrepid trekkers and professional mountaineers.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Gokyo Ri... 8th, 2012. Nepal sherpa guide.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Gokyo Ri. May 8th, 2012. Nepal sherpa guide.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Gokyo La...s nested deep in the Himalayas.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Gokyo Lakes. May 8th, 2012. Located in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal, the Gokyo Lakes are considered to be sacred by both Hindus and Buddists. Resting at an altitude of 5,000 meters, it is the worldâ€™s highest freshwater lake system comprised of six main lakes nested deep in the Himalayas.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Khumjung...ourists and mountaineers alike.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Khumjung. May 5th, 2012. Follow the yaks. These shaggy, large, high-altitude cows, most often associated with the Himalayas, are an indispensable part of the Nepalese daily life in the mountains. The local mountain villagers commonly use yaks as a way to transport goods for sale. Yaks are often seen towing food and large packs for tourists and mountaineers alike.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Everest ...039;s deadliest single tragedy.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Everest Base Camp and Khumbu Glacier. May 12th, 2012. At 4,900 meters at its source, the Khumbu Glacier is the world's highest glacier located at the start of the route to scaling Mount Everest. Just beyond the Khumbu Glacier, between Camps I and II lies the Khumbu IceFall where the avalanche occurred on April 18th, 2014, taking the lives of 16 sherpa guides in what many have described to be modern mountaineering's deadliest single tragedy.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Everest ...verest Base Camp, 5,360 meters.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Everest Base Camp. May 12th, 2012. Everest Base Camp, 5,360 meters.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Thagna. ..., 2012. The foot of Chola-Pass.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Thagna. May 10th, 2012. The foot of Chola-Pass.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Island P...h, 2012. Summit of Island Peak.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Island Peak. May 17th, 2012. Summit of Island Peak.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Tengboch..., 2012. Thyangboche Guesthouse.

NEPAL. Everest Region, Tengboche. May 18th, 2012. Thyangboche Guesthouse.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Lukla. M...ukla Airport back to Kathmandu.

NEPAL, Everest Region, Lukla. May 20th, 2012. Lukla Airport back to Kathmandu.

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Working Nepalese

Updated May 2014

Topics Community, Documentary, Editorial, Environmental, Human Rights, Loss, Photography, Photojournalism, Travel

The Everest Region, located in the Solukhumbu district of Nepal, is one of the highest places in the world that man can climb. It remains one of the few places that man cannot dominate, but can triumph. To live in harmony with mother nature, he has learned to adapt to the extreme conditions of life in the Himalayas. "Working Nepalese" explores man's desire and innate curiosity to push beyond the realms of his physical boundaries and do what it takes to live, work and survive. This region is home to Mount Everest located at an elevation of 8,848 meters; the highest in the world.

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