Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
LECTURES
SupChina: One Belt, One Road
Date: Monday, November 4th, 6:00 - 8:30PM
Location: The Canopy Club, 1178 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10001
Join Michael as he presents a photographic and historical narrative of China's One Belt, One Road
initiative, covering many of the places visited by Marco Polo and Zheng He that today form
the backbone of OBOR.
For more information, email events@supchina.com
WORKSHOPS
Tibet: The Roof of the World
Dates: Saturday, September 21 – Friday, October 4, 2019
Location: Tibet
The Tibetan Plateau is often referred to as “the roof of the world,” and it’s easy to understand why.
Including Mount Everest, Tibet claims eleven of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, as well as
more than 1,500 lakes. Our route takes across the southern portion of the Tibetan Autonomous
Region, which is sparsely populated with only 3.5 million inhabitants, despite making up 1/8th the
landmass of China. In addition to photographing historic Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and sublime
vistas of the highest mountains on Earth, we will have opportunities to visit with traditional tent-dwelling
nomads and Buddhist pilgrims at Mount Kailas, experience local festivals, and photograph endemic
Tibetan wildlife such as Kyangs (Tibetan wild asses) and elegant Goas (Tibetan gazelles), yaks on the
grasslands, and more. The itinerary offers more details and highlights.
Hokkaido: Winter Photography
Dates: February 2-16, 2020, a 15-day photo tour
Location: Japan
Hokkaido is Japan’s frontier, a sparsely populated island where ice
mixes with volcanic activity creating unique landscapes, ever-present
fog banks, and steaming hot springs…an aesthetic lure of minimalist
scenery. Winters bring cold weather from Siberia with staggering amounts
snowfall–an average of twenty-five feet in places! Red fox, fish, owls,
sea eagles, and Japan’s national symbol of longevity the red-crowned
crane are common.
For thousands of years, Hokkaido was the traditional home of the
Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan who still inhabit the area and keep
alive many of their ethnic traditions. Today, world-class cities, ski
slopes that rivals the best spots in the world and winter festivals
featuring stunning ice sculptures make the island a popular travel
destination.
Travel through this remarkable winter landscape with National
Geographic photographer and writer Michael Yamashita, and photographer
and adventure travel guide Jock Montgomery. With their guidance, create a
photographic journal that reflects the soul of Hokkaido in winter:
streets lined with giant snow banks, sleepy winter harbors, chaotic sea
ice, unspoiled nature with exotic wildlife, forests on vast hillsides of
snow and patterns and textures in infinite shades gray.
For more information, visit Compass Rose Expeditions.
EXHIBITIONS
To be announced
ONLINE CLASS
Big Picture Photography: Shooting Landscapes from New Heights
ABOUT: In this inspiring 45-minute class, you’ll learn what equipment and settings Michael uses for
the job, what times of day are perfect for shooting aerial landscapes, and how he composes the
perfect shot in his mind's eye even before clicking the shutter — as well as a few fun stories along
the way that illustrate why rules are meant to be broken. The class will empower you to use light,
pattern and scale to create stunning, big-picture imagery that inspires awe in your audience. Some
photography experience is helpful in order to participate in this class, but not required — anyone
with a desire to improve their landscape photo skills is encouraged to join.
Skillshare: online class Click Here
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Michael Yamashita - Marco Polo's Journey - EXHIBITION
Dates: March 24 - July 1, 2018
Location: Palazzo Blu
Address: Lungamo Gambacorti 9, 56125 Pisa, Italy
Website: palazzoblu.it
Michael Yamashita - 35 Years in the East - EXHIBITION
Dates: March 30 - April 24, 2018
Location: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place A9
Address: No.9, Songshou Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110, Taiwan
Website: culture.skm.com.tw
SILK ROAD JOURNEY: ONE BELT ONE ROAD - EXHIBITION
Sponsored by Reignwood Cultural Foundation
Location: At the 2017 BRICS Summit Xiamen, China Summit
Dates: September 3-5, 2017
For more information about the summit, visit brics2017.org
SILK ROAD JOURNEY: ONE BELT ONE ROAD - EXHIBITION
Sponsored by Reignwood Cultural Foundation
Dates: August 19 - 23, 2017
Location: The 7th annual Dali International Photography/Film Festival Dali, Yunnan, China
For more information, visit dipephoto.com
SILK ROAD JOURNEY: ONE BELT ONE ROAD - EXHIBITION
Dates: May 20 - 28, 2017
Location: Wentworth Country Club, London
Sponsored by Reignwood Cultural Foundation
SILK ROAD JOURNEY: ONE BELT ONE ROAD - EXHIBITION
Dates: March 20 - 29, 2017
Times: 9:00am - 4:45pm Monday - Saturday , 12:00pm - 4:45pm Sunday
Location: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum Atrium 441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307
Take a stunning visual trip along the Silk Road with National Geographic Magazine photographer Michael Yamashita.
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, and The Carter Center will host a display of 37 photographs by
Yamashita as he retraces the Silk Road route of Marco Polo and the Chinese explorer Zheng He. The exhibit is sponsored
by the Reignwood Group and will be on display in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum. The museum is
open Monday through Saturday from 9 am until 4:45 pm and on Sundays from noon until 4:45pm. The photography
exhibit is in the museum lobby and is free to view. While you’re here, you’ll also want to see the Carter Presidential
Museum. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, active military and students with IDs. Children 16 and under always
get in free. For more information, visit Jimmy Carter Library
Return to the Tea Horse Road at Sony U Space
Dates: December 6, 2016 - January 8, 2017
Location: Jiuxianqiao Road No. 2, 798 Art Zone, Taoci 3rd Street E05-8, Chaoyang, Beijing, China.
One Belt One Road - The Silk Road Journey
Dates: September 14 - 28, 2016
Location: China Cultural Center, 217 Queen St, Singapore 188548
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The Silk Road Journey
Dates: Opening March 10 - 25, 2016
Location: Reignwood Centre, Beijing, China
Click Here for more info
Marco Polo: The Silk Road in the Photographs of Michael Yamashita
Dates: December 19, 2014 - April 12, 2015
Location: Museo d’Arte Orientale in Torino, Italy
Museum Website