Michael Yamashita Explained

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

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

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

Contributions

• Book: O'Neill, Thomas . Lakes, Peaks, and Prairies: Discovering the United States–Canadian Border . National Geographic Society . Washington, D.C. . 1984 . 0-87044-478-6 . 11289059.
• Book: Castleman, Deke . Las Vegas . Compass American Guides . New York . 2004 . 1-4000-1244-9 . 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reichmann . Lia . Through the Lens of Michael Yamashita . 2023-01-22 . AsAm News . 18 July 2022 . en-US.
2. https://issuu.com/montclairkimberley/docs/mka_sp19_final "Class Notes"
3. https://exceptionalalien.com/stories/michael-yamashita-new-york-constantly-checking-whats-outside-the-window "Exceptional Alien"
4. News: 1986-05-11 . Miss Bibb Weds M. S. Yamashita . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-22 . 0362-4331.
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. Web site: 90c Hagatna Bay, Guam single Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution . 2023-01-22 . collections.si.edu.
7. Web site: Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed (2022) . Radio Times . 2 February 2023 . en.
8. Web site: Ghost Fleet: The Epic Voyage of Zheng He (2022) . Radio Times . 2 February 2023 . en.