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

Papua New Guinea, Huli Bik Man, 1983 - This man is dressed up for a sing-sing at Lake Kopiago. He is wearing Red-Plumed Bird of Paradise, parrot feathers, cockatoo feathers, kina shells, a cassowary bone dagger and pig's tails.
Mauritius, God, 2003 - This statue is in a temple area on the island of Mauritius.
USA, Shadow Shaking Hands On Golden Gate Bridge Cable, 1980 - My friend Jeff Clymer and I, at his suggestion, climbed the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco on a clear and still night. We were prepared, bringing ropes and clips. We walked up the cables. In this photograph, we used the fact that the beacon only cast light on the cable periodically. While I held the shutter open, Jeff Clymer held out his hand. Then--when there was no light--he turned his body around and held out his hand in the other direction as the beacon light passed over him again.
Turkey, Mersin (Icel) Prov, Castle
UK, Brent (London) Prov, Girl With Black And Gold Hat
Slovenia, Sentjur Prov, Grasshopper
Vietnam, Quang Binh Prov, Girl Bike Rain-
Ireland, Limerick Prov, Waterfront Night
Central African Republic, Portrait Of Pygmy Girl, 2000 - One day during our stay in Bayanga, I went to the nearby pygmy villages and asked the young women to dress up in their traditional attire so that I could photograph them with my 8x10 inch camera. We put out the word and said we would come back. When we picked them up, we managed to get eight girls into the Land Rover with two of us and the driver, eleven people in all. I took this photograph with a 35mm. This girl had a strikingly beautiful face.
Slovenia, Ilirska Bistrica Prov, Gardener