About Karis
8 years of experience—
80+ Clients
It all started with a summer camp, and grew into a business. Entranced with her camera the second it was placed in her hands, freelance photographer Karis Lai delights in the creative freedom and story capturing ability that photography has introduced into her life. Karis strives to take high quality photos for an amazing price.
Karis is currently a Senior at Rice University. When she’s not with her camera she can be found singing, writing and reading, or enthusiastically discussing philosophy.
Karis has done work for:
Girl Scouts
The Wilberforce School
Nuvo Beauty Lounge
Montgomery Charity Foundation
International School System
Princeton Photo Workshop
Rice University
and more!
Karis taught at Princeton Photo Workshop’s Photography Camp for Teens Summer of 2023 for both sessions.
Additionally, her documentary The Beauty Conversation recieved the following awards and nominations
Flint Youth Festival Craft Writing Award
1:11 High School Film Festival Best High School Documentary
The Saul Zaentz High School Film Festival Audience Choice Award
2nd Place Reflective Writing Contest
All American Film Festival Spark Award Nominee
and her documentary Caught Between Cultures: the Asian American Dilemma
2025 GTX Film Festival Winner
WRPN Women’s International Film Festival Exceptional Merit
Miranda Corta Short Film Festival Semifinalist
and Offical Selection at Momentu Film Festival, Documentaries without Borders International Film Festival, Lowell Asian American Film Festival.
For more on Karis’ multimedia storytelling projects, see her portfolio.
