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Photojournalist Michael Yamash*ta is an award-winning, 30-year veteran of the National Geographic and many other media outlets.

28/08/2026

Sharing one more from my exhibition, East Meets West, at Visa Pour l’Image opening this Saturday in Perpignan, France.

Steam locomotives, once essential to China’s coal mining operations, have been phased out over the past years. Fuxin had the most steam locomotives, with 14 in operation. Liaoning Province, 2011

East Meets West — 40 Years of Photography in China, features color slides and digital files from sixteen major photo essays produced for National Geographic magazine, images from five large-format photo albums dedicated to China, as well as photographs from numerous other editorial and commercial assignments. This body of work spans a period of unprecedented growth in China and offers a unique record of the country’s culture, regions, and people during its rapid transformation into a global economic and industrial power.

Location: Couvent des Minimes Admission: Free

To learn more, visit the link in my bio and below.

https://visapourlimage.com/en/

Michael Yamash*ta L’Orient rencontre l’Occident — 40 ans de photographie en Chine

L’exposition présente des diapositives couleur et des fichiers numériques issus de seize reportages majeurs réalisés pour le magazine National Geographic, des images tirées de cinq albums photo grand format consacrés à la Chine, ainsi que des photographies provenant de nombreuses autres missions éditoriales et commerciales. Cet ensemble d’œuvres couvre une période de croissance sans précédent en Chine et constitue un témoignage unique de la culture, des régions et des habitants de ce pays au cours de sa transformation rapide en puissance économique et industrielle mondiale.

Lieu : Couvent des Minimes Entrée : libre

Pour en savoir plus, consultez le lien dans ma bio et ci-dessous.
https://visapourlimage.com

26/08/2026

Bucket brigade:
Before pumps, pipes and modern irrigation systems, there was the bucket. Across Asia, water has been carried by hand for generations-one bucket at a time-to nourish fields, gardens and crops. From China and Vietnam to Thailand and Cambodia, these photographs are about the simple, enduring act of bringing water to the land.

19/08/2026

Trump threatens to bomb Oman, a longtime U.S. partner and a key mediator between Washington and Tehran. Here’s what I photographed for National Geographic as I made my way up Oman’s coast, along the Gulf of Oman, to the Musandam Peninsula, and the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Sur, perched on Oman’s eastern coast, has been a center of maritime trade and dhow building for centuries. It’s wooden ocean-going shows once carried goods and people across the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, a tradition that continues today.

14/08/2026

This weekend, the highlands of Papua New Guinea will come alive at the Mount Hagen Sing-Sing.

Tribes from across the country gather in elaborate traditional dress to sing, dance, and celebrate their cultural heritage. Feathers, paint, shells, and color come together in a spectacular expression of identity and tradition.

11/08/2026

August 9th is the United Nations World Indigenous Peoples Day. It’s a day to recognize, celebrate, and defend the rights, cultures, languages, traditions, and knowledge of Indigenous peoples around the world.
One indigenous group I’ve had the honor of documenting over many years is the Tibetan people. Their connection to the land, culture, and traditions of the Tibetan Plateau is strong, and their hospitality always welcoming.

06/08/2026

With assembly-line precision, students at the exclusive Guangdong Country Garden School file back to the classrooms after morning exercise. About 2,500 students, some young enough to need naps, attend the private boarding school, established in 1994 as one of the first of its kind in China.

East Meets West — 40 Years of Photography in China

The exhibition features color slides and digital files from sixteen major photo essays produced for National Geographic magazine, images from five large-format photo albums dedicated to China, as well as photographs from numerous other editorial and commercial assignments. This body of work spans a period of unprecedented growth in China and offers a unique record of the country’s culture, regions, and people during its rapid transformation into a global economic and industrial power.

Location: Couvent des Minimes Admission: Free

To learn more, visit the link in my bio and below.

https://visapourlimage.com/en/

Michael Yamash*ta L’Orient rencontre l’Occident — 40 ans de photographie en Chine

L’exposition présente des diapositives couleur et des fichiers numériques issus de seize reportages majeurs réalisés pour le magazine National Geographic, des images tirées de cinq albums photo grand format consacrés à la Chine, ainsi que des photographies provenant de nombreuses autres missions éditoriales et commerciales. Cet ensemble d’œuvres couvre une période de croissance sans précédent en Chine et constitue un témoignage unique de la culture, des régions et des habitants de ce pays au cours de sa transformation rapide en puissance économique et industrielle mondiale.

Lieu : Couvent des Minimes Entrée : libre

Pour en savoir plus, consultez le lien dans ma bio et ci-dessous.

https://visapourlimage.com

30/07/2026

My thoughts are with the people of Kumamoto following yesterday’s devastating earthquake. Having spent time photographing Kumamoto Castle, the volcanic landscapes of Aso, Takachiho Gorge, and the peaceful gardens of Suizenji Koen, I was deeply saddened by today's news. I’m thinking of everyone affected and hoping for the safety of those still in harm’s way, strength for the rescue teams, and a swift recovery for the entire community.

Suizenji in Kumamoto is one of my favorite gardens. It's main feature is a miniature Mount Fuji. A feudal lord loved viewing Fujisan so much that he recreated a miniature in his stroll garden, Suizenji-koen.

26/07/2026

The Strait of Hormuz dominates today’s news. In 1272, Marco Polo reached the kingdom of Hormuz, hoping to sail to China from one of the world’s great commercial ports. It linked trade from the Mediterranean and the Middle East with India, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. Instead, judging the local ships unfit for the voyage, he continued overland to China.
The Hormuz he visited was near present-day Minab, before the port later moved to Bandar Abbas.
Following Marco Polo’s travels, I photographed the women of Minab wearing their distinctive embroidered face masks—including one woman in a red mask whose portrait became the cover of my National Geographic story on Marco Polo.

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