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Doi Tao Lake has been experiencing a drought crisis for several years, with the amount of water in the lake continuously decreasing, resulting in many impacts, such as the raft house business, the raft house community, and fishermen having to relocate to other places. From a lake full of water, weeds began to cover the famous lake. The villagers turned the crisis into an opportunity to raise cattle and buffaloes because it is a suitable area for raising animals. The severe drought caused the water level of Doi Tao Lake, which is the northernmost part of the Bhumibol Dam and the headwaters of the Ping River, to drop for a distance of more than 10 kilometers, causing the lake area to dry up, leaving only a shallow channel. As a result, many raft houses, restaurants, and raft houses of the fishermen’s village who floated to catch fish in the lake in Ban Tha Duea have run aground and could not be moved in time, making Doi Tao Lake a graveyard for aquatic animals. In 2022, when the water level began to return to normal, it was clear that the differences in the geography and lifestyle of the people in Doi Tao Lake have adapted to the changing environment.
Nawamin Moonrat graduated from Chiang Mai University with a major in Creative Photography. He loves and studies the large freshwater areas in Chiang Mai and found that Doi Tao Lake is an interesting geographical area. Therefore, he wanted to present it as a documentary image that tells the story of drought and people’s adaptation.
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