Michael Yamashita (born 1949) is an American photographer known for his work in National Geographic and his multiple books of photographs.
Yamashita was born in 1949 in San Francisco, California, and was raised in Montclair, New Jersey. He graduated from Montclair Academy in 1967. In 1971 he graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in Asian studies. He traveled to Japan to teach English as a second language after college. He began working for the National Geographic in 1979 and since then traveled to places as diverse as Somalia, Sudan, England, Ireland, and Papua New Guinea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran. For the past thirty years he has specialized in Asia, including Japan, China and Tibet.
He is also an author of more than sixteen photographic books, including “Shangri-La [along the tea road to lhasa]”, Zheng He: Tracing the Epic Voyages of China’s Greatest Explorer, Japan: The Soul of a Nation, Marco Polo: A Photographer’s Journey, and many others. Michael has also done two documentaries that went along with his books on Marco Polo and Zheng He. He has won numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association and the Asian American Journalists Association. He is also a frequent lecturer and conducts photo workshops across Asia and the United States. He now works as an ambassador for Sony Cameras and is known as a Sony Shooter. He has amassed over 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
He has been a resident of Chester Township, New Jersey.
3. Michael Yamashita. (2013, March 2). Retrieved February 3, 2020, from https://michaelyamashita.com/
4. Michael Yamashita (@yamashitaphoto) • Instagram photos and videos. (2013, April 4). Retrieved February 3, 2020
Michael Yamashita (born 1949) is an American photographer known for his bill in National Geographic and his combined books of photographs.
Yamashita was born in 1949 in San Francisco, California, and was raised in Montclair, New Jersey. He graduated from Montclair Academy in 1967. In 1971 he graduated from Wesleyan University past a degree in Asian studies. He traveled to Japan to teach English as a second language after college. He began enthusiastic for the National Geographic in 1979 and since next traveled to places as diverse as Somalia, Sudan, England, Ireland, and Papua New Guinea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran. For the in the impression of thirty years he has specialized in Asia, including Japan, China and Tibet.
He is after that an author of more than sixteen photographic books, including “Shangri-La [along the tea road to lhasa]”, Zheng He: Tracing the Epic Voyages of China’s Greatest Explorer, Japan: The Soul of a Nation, Marco Polo: A Photographer’s Journey, and many others. Michael has also over and done with two documentaries that went along subsequent to his books upon Marco Polo and Zheng He. He has won numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association and the Asian American Journalists Association. He is as a consequence a frequent lecturer and conducts photo workshops across Asia and the United States. He now works as an ambassador for Sony Cameras and is known as a Sony Shooter. He has amassed more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
He has been a resident of Chester Township, New Jersey.
Table of Contents
- 1 References
- 1.1 Zheng He
- 1.2 Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa
- 1.3 The Great Wall: From Beginning to End
- 1.4 Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey
- 1.5 Japan: Soul of a Nation
- 1.6 Mekong (River): A Journey on the Mother of Waters
- 1.7 Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed
- 1.8 Marco Polo: Un fotografo tras las huellas del pasado (Marco Polo, Spanish-Language Edition) (Grandes civilizaciones) (Spanish Edition)
- 1.9 Marco Polo.
- 1.10 Shangri-La:along the tea road to Lhasa (Chinese Edition)
- 1.11 More interesting reads:
References
3. Michael Yamashita. (2013, March 2). Retrieved February 3, 2020, from https://michaelyamashita.com/
4. Michael Yamashita (@yamashitaphoto) • Instagram photos and videos. (2013, April 4). Retrieved February 3, 2020
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