Michael Yamashita

Michael Yamashita is a Japanese-American photographer.

Early life and education Born in 1949 in San Francisco, California, and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. Yamashita graduated from Montclair Academy in 1967.

Photography career After college in 1971, he traveled to Japan to teach English. After joining a photo club to work on his Japanese, 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, where he also serves as a volunteer fireman.

Publications

Books by Yamashita

Contributions

United States Postage stamp: 90 cents, Hagatna Bay, Guam single, 2007.

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