[1][2][3] His work consists of large documentary projects on social, environmental, and economic issues, exposing the lives of "people on the margins of Chinese society: coal miners, drug addicts, HIV patients.
"[4] His stories on pollution and environmental destruction cover topics traditionally under-reported due to the risk of punishment by the Chinese government.
Lu is based in New York City,[6] the first Chinese photographer to be invited by the U.S. State Department as a visiting scholar,[7] and Beijing.
[2][1] During his years of study at Tsinghua University, Lu encountered Xie Hailong, another Chinese photographer, from whom he gained inspiration to become a photojournalist.
Heavy sewage and air pollution in Anyang City of Henan province is shown negatively affecting the lives of villagers.
[8][10] Lu is based in New York City,[6] the first Chinese photographer to be invited by the U.S. State Department as a visiting scholar,[7] and Beijing.