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Michael Yamashita

Michael Yamashita

American photographer (born 1949)

Michael Yamashita is a Japanese-American photographer.[1]

Michael Yamashita in 2006

Early life and education

Born in 1949 in San Francisco, California, and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. Yamashita graduated from Montclair Academy in 1967.[2] He graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in Asian studies.

Photography career

After college in 1971, he traveled to Japan to teach English. After joining a photo club to work on his Japanese,[3] 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, photographing in various countries.

Personal life

Yamashita lives and works in Chester Township, New Jersey, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Elizabeth Bibb,[4] where he also serves as a volunteer fireman.[5]

Publications

Books by 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.

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.[6]

Filmography

  • Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed – Finnigan, Jonathan (director) Jennifer Lee (writer). Produced by Yamashita, Craig Leeson and Farland Chang. United States.[7]
  • Ghost Fleet – The Epic Voyage of Zheng He – Finnigan, Jonathan (director) (2005). (Motion picture). Produced by Yamashita. United States: National Geographic, Channel Asia.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Reichmann, Lia (18 July 2022). "Through the Lens of Michael Yamashita". AsAm News. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. [2]
    "Class Notes", MKA Review, Fall 2019. Accessed November 10, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Exceptional Alien", 2021. Accessed January 21, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Miss Bibb Weds M. S. Yamashita". The New York Times. 1986-05-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  5. [5]
    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.
  6. [6]
    "90c Hagatna Bay, Guam single | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  7. [7]
    "Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed (2022)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Ghost Fleet: The Epic Voyage of Zheng He (2022)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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