Michael Yamashita

Michael Yamashita is a Japanese-American[1] photographer known for his work in National Geographic[2], as well as his many iconic photographs,[3] books and exhibitions[4].[5]

Michael Yamashita in 2006

Background

Born in 1949 in San Francisco, California, and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. Yamashita graduated from Montclair Academy in 1967.[6] He graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in Asian studies, and after college in 1971, he traveled to Japan to teach English. After joining a photo club to work on his Japanese,[7] he was inspired to pursue photography professionally. After living and shooting throughout Asia for seven years, he returned to the US where he started working for the National Geographic in 1979. Since then, he has traveled and photographed places as diverse as Somalia, Sudan, England, Ireland, and Papua New Guinea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran, with special concentration on Asia & the Silk Road,[8] including Japan, China[9] and Tibet.[10][11] He is also a frequent lecturer, including with TedX,[12] teaches and conducts photo workshops across Asia and the United States.[13] He is a China ambassador for Sony Cameras.[14]

Personal life

Yamashita lives and works in Chester Township, New Jersey, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Elizabeth Bibb,[15] where he also serves as a volunteer fireman. [16]

Publications

Books by Michael Yamashita
  • Yamashita, Michael S. (1988). United States Merchant Marine Academy. Louisville: Harmony House. ISBN 0-916509-45-1. OCLC 20392310.
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Bibb, Elizabeth (1991). In the Japanese Garden. Washington, D.C.: Starwood Pub. ISBN 0-912347-80-5. OCLC 25002507.
  • Yamashita, Michael S. (1995). Mekong: A journey on the Mother of Waters. New York, N.Y.: Takarajima Books. ISBN 978-1-883489-09-0. OCLC 32838383.
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Carroll, John (2003). Japan: The Soul of a Nation. Boston, Mass. ISBN 978-1-4629-1460-9. OCLC 869880150.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Guadalupi, Gianni (2006). Zheng He: Tracing the Epic Voyages of China's Greatest Explorer. Vercelli, Italy: White Star Publishers. ISBN 88-544-0164-1. OCLC 74825441.
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Bibb, Elizabeth; Häusler, Barbara (2007). New York. Wiesbaden. ISBN 978-3-939128-70-0. OCLC 180164396.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Yamashita, Michael; Lindesay, William (2007). The Great Wall: From Beginning to End. New York: Sterling. ISBN 978-1-4027-3160-0. OCLC 82474195.
  • Yamashita, Michael S. (2006). Die Drachenflotte des Admirals Zheng He: Ein Fotograf auf den Spuren des Größten Seefahrers Aller Zeiten (in German). München: Frederking & Thaler. ISBN 3-89405-666-5. OCLC 162209159.
  • Yamashita, Michael S. (2004). Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey. United States: White Star Pub. ISBN 88-544-0005-X. OCLC 57544858.
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Bibb, Elizabeth (2011). New York from Above. Vercelli, Italy: White Star Publishers. ISBN 978-88-544-0612-4. OCLC 707260703.
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Hu, Zongxiang (2013). Shangri-la: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa. Beijing Shi. ISBN 978-7-121-19659-1. OCLC 868058621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Yamashita, Michael S.; Bibb, Elizabeth (2019). Shangri-la: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa. Milan, Italy. ISBN 978-88-544-1560-7. OCLC 1108546768.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Contributions
  • O'Neill, Thomas (1984). Lakes, Peaks, and Prairies: Discovering the United States–Canadian Border. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. ISBN 0-87044-478-6. OCLC 11289059.
  • Castleman, Deke (2004). Las Vegas. New York: Compass American Guides. ISBN 1-4000-1244-9. OCLC 53966468.
  • United States Postage stamp: 90 cents, Hagatna Bay, Guam single, 2007.[17]

Filmography

Finnigan, Jonathan (director) Jennifer Lee (writer). Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed. Produced by Michael Yamashita, Craig Leeson and Farland Chang. United States.[18]

Finnigan, Jonathan (director) (2005). Ghost Fleet – The Epic Voyage of Zheng He (Motion picture). Produced by Michael Yamashita. United States: National Geographic, Channel Asia.[19]

References
  1. Reichmann, Lia (18 July 2022). "Through the Lens of Michael Yamashita". AsAm News. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (2 June 2021). "Michael Yamashita - Aso-Kuju National Park". nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  3. Kiener, Robert (July 2022). "World Explorer | Professional Photographers of America". www.ppa.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  4. Subcommittee, United States Congress House Committee on Government Operations Government Activities and Transportation (1989). Smithsonian Institution Minority Employment Practices: Hearings Before the Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, March 14 and April 19, 1989. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. PHOTOVIDEOi. SPH Magazines. February 2007. p. 5.
  6. "Class Notes", MKA Review, Fall 2019. Accessed November 10, 2020. "Michael Yamashita MA '67, Laurel (Pekar) Tahija KS '67, and Alan Yamashita MA '68 had a mini-reunion at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, held March 23, 2019."
  7. "Exceptional Alien", 2021. Accessed January 21, 2023. "I joined a camera club and got totally into photography — ate, slept and drank photography."
  8. Franklin, Kate (2021), "Everyday Cosmopolitanisms", Everyday Cosmopolitanisms: Rewriting the Shape of the Silk Road World, Living the Silk Road in Medieval Armenia (1 ed.), University of California Press, pp. 129–140, ISBN 978-0-520-38092-9, JSTOR j.ctv2rb75kr.12, retrieved 2023-01-22
  9. Yamashita, Michael (2014-01-07). "Journey to Shangri-La: Photos of Yunnan, China -- National Geographic Traveler". National Geographic. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  10. Gressel, Madeline. "Preserving Tibet's Culture and History: Interview With National Geographic's Michael Yamashita". Matador Network. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  11. "Michael Yamashita: 'My Vision of Paradise'". Asia Society. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  12. Yamashita, Michael (2018-06-13), TedX - Mastering Chance, retrieved 2023-01-22
  13. "Michael Yamashita". The Photo Society. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  14. "Michael Yamashita Sony Asia Feature". www.sony-asia.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  15. "Miss Bibb Weds M. S. Yamashita". The New York Times. 1986-05-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  16. Garber, Phil. "After China, Yamashita returns home to Chester Township to help hopeful photographers Chester Township photographer lends skills to Duke Farms", Observer-Tribune, March 20, 2015. Accessed November 10, 2020. "Chester Twp. – Michael Yamashita has photographed some of the most exotic places on earth but he’s coming home to share his photographic excellence at the expansive Duke Farms in Hillsborough."
  17. "90c Hagatna Bay, Guam single | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  18. "Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed (2022)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  19. "Ghost Fleet: The Epic Voyage of Zheng He (2022)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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