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In this visual feast, we experience a world where little has changed in 700 years, and seek to answer the important question: Did Marco Polo reach his destination? Or was it all an exquisite, exotic tissue of lies inspired by their author's own dreams and imaginings? Along the way we follow Marco Polo's adventures, with all the sights and sounds of the twenty-four year journey enhanced by additional colour and texture from live musical performances. This series tells the story of one of the greatest overland journeys ever attempted by man, and follows Marco Polo's China route along the legendary Silk Road, using his writings as our guide book. You can listen to more Depth of Field podcasts HERE.1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 min.) By the end of this interview you will believe Mike Yamashita is they guy that lives next door, only with a much cooler job.

We also talk about what does it take to make a great photo and so much more. In this interview Mike Yamashita gives us a wonderful look into what it is like to have been a National Geographic photographer for 30+ year. His other books include The Great Wall: From Beginning to End, Zheng He (Discovery), In the Japanese Garden, New York from Above and Mekong (River): A Journey on the Mother of Waters. Marco Polo is also the subject of his award-winning National Geographic Channel documentaries, Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed, in which Yamashita retraces the 13th-century Venetian’s epic excursion to China.

Yamashita’s prior book, Marco Polo: A Photographer’s Journey, sold over 200,000 copies worldwide in its initial printing. Many of his stories have been turned into a National Geographic Channel documentary, The Ghost Fleet, won Best Historical Documentary at the 2006 New York International Film Festival. Specializing in Asia, he has shot stories on Marco Polo’s journey to China, the Great Wall, The Age of the Samurai, Korea’s DMZ and much, much more. He has shot more than 30 stories with the magazine, many of which became cover stories. I have been looking forward to talking with Michael Yamashita for years. Yamashita is a National Geographic icon.

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