Jeff Shea

This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2600 of the world’s 3978 provinces, to every country on earth and to the summit of the highest peak on each continent (thank heaven for good weather!). In my travels, I learned to respect the intelligence and ingenuity of people of all races and callings both past and present. Come see the world as I see it: as a peaceful place, full of nature and beauty. With the right spirit and intent, we can make our world a virtual Garden of Eden.

DISTINCTIONS: BBC 2017 Travel Pioneer • Journal Articles • Explorer’s Club Flag Expeditions
World Parks Project • Walk Across South America • Jeff Shea Travel Map

Azerbaijan, Qax Prov, Tree
Greenland, Peary Land, Landscape Aerial, 2007 - This photo was taken through the window of a Twin Otter. The landscape, as Dennis Schmitt had described it to me was "like Mars," or otherworldly. You can see the blue melt lake. It amazed me that this was a photo and not a painting. This photo appeared in Esquire in October 2007. (IMG_1514)
Turkey, Istanbul Prov, The Tea Kettle Of Saniye
Slovenia, Novo Mesto Prov, Skater
Latvia, Liepaja Prov, Boarded Up Window -
Jeff Draws The Analogous Circle And The Line Illustrating The Dynamic Life, 2012 Chile, Antofagasta Province (Región) - Taken by John Richardson in collaboration with Jeff Shea Walk Across the Atacama Desert 2012
Turkey, Nevsehir Prov, Cappadocia
Perro de Agua, 2014 Venezuela, Bolivar Province (State) South of Camp 23, only kilometers from our most southerly penetration into the Meseta, Janeiro, Telly and I encoun- tered a family of giant otters. They were as curious as we were. They had never seen humans before. Likewise, we had never seen the likes of them.
Mali, Mopti Area, Bozo Girl, 1987 - When I was in Mopti I hired a canoe to take me to an island in the middle of the Niger river. In 1987, the area around Mopti was still very old-world. The women were bare-breasted. I have always thought that women should not be restricted to wearing clothes to cover their breasts. It seems natural that they should be able to decide for themselves, and it it gives them more freedom and comfort not to wear a top, they should have that right. Wasn't it part of nature's plan that one should enjoy the beauty of women's bodies?
China, Xizang (Tibet) Prov, View Of Everest North Face From Rongbuk In Spring