Atlanta, GA –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.
Michael Yamashita has been shooting photographs for National Geographic for more than 30 years. His work has taken him to six continents, though his specialty is photographing Asia. He likes to retrace the paths and the historical routes of famous travelers, which led him to the Silk Road.
The exhibit, Silk Road Journey – One Belt One Road, is sponsored by the Reignwood Group and will be on display in the lobby of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum from March 20 thru March 29, 2017. 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.