Photojournalist: Michael Yamashita

Title: "Children Prepare for School"

Michael Yamashita: "Children Prepare for School," Tashkurgan, Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China, 2021

This heartwarming photo by Michael Yamashita shows a group of Tajik children in China sitting on a stoop with their lesson books before the start of school. Yamashita is a 40-year veteran of National Geographic with a vast photographic portfolio, most notably in Asia.

Michael Yamashita

Michael Yamashita is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of National Geographic with a vast photographic portfolio, most notably in Asia. He has traipsed with camels across the Taklamakan Desert, scaled peaks in Tibet, and journeyed the length of the Great Wall. He has shot more than 30 National Geographic magazine features, as well as 10 books, including "Mekong: A Journey on the Mother of Waters," "Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey," and "The Great Wall: From Beginning to End." He has two documentary films to his credit, "Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed" and "Treasure Fleet: The Adventures of Zheng He." His most recent book, "Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa," took him to the far reaches of western China and the Himalayas to capture the fast-disappearing ancient culture of Tibet. Yamashita has taught at major photo workshops and art centers in the United States, as well as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, and China.

Signed by photographer

Image size: 16 x 24 inches (landscape)

Framed size: 18.5 x 25 inches