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
Turkey, Bitlis Prov, Sheep Camp Family
Tokelau, Seascape 5, 2001 - Sunsets were like I had never seen them before.
Singapore, Man-LikeBird, Jurong Bird Park, 2008, IMG_9457 - This bird's posture is reminiscent of man's, like a richly cloaked barrister, something out of Alice In Wonderland.
Ascension, Woman Mountain, 2006 - I dubbed this mountain Woman Mountain because her shape resembled that of a woman. The cinder cone resembled the head. Then there were the breasts, followed by a large belly . Leaving Comfortless Cove on foot, I spied the mountain. I became enchanted. Ascension was dubbed the ugliest place by some on the Bouvet trip. But for me, I found incredible beauty in the austere landscape. I later wrote, "The woman, she stood over me, austere and gentle by the sea, that is where I longed to be, under her breasts and majesty."
Congo Zaire, Dead Monkeys for Consumption, 1984 - This is a grotesque but realistic photograph of dead monkeys on the Congo River steamboat. Villagers came up in their canoes and sold them to passengers who stored them in the hold of the vessel until we arrived in Kinshasa. A slit was cut in the monkey's tail, then wrapped around its neck, forming a sort of handle. They were then sold in groups.
Latvia, Talsu Prov, Beach -
Laos, Phongsali Prov, Sister
Antarctica, South Pole And Globe, 2001 - I arrived by small plane at the South Pole. There is an American station there, where a handful of researchers spend the winter in complete isolation. 
Thailand, Sukhothai Prov, Cabbages
Azerbaijan, Beylaqan Prov, Three Cows