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
Vietnam, Yen Bai Prov, Fruit
Uganda, Mountains of the Moon, Valley, 1984 - This photograph of a valley in the Ruwenzori shows another, more benign, dimension to this incredible mountain region. Ptolemy (85 AD-165 AD) believed that the source of the Nile was in the Mountains of the Moon, the ancient name for the Ruwenzori. Now, that is no longer believed to be true.
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UK, Hillingdon (London) Prov, Sikh
Slovenia, Kocevje Prov, Slovenian Girl
Turkey, Kilis Prov, Tea Served
Slovenia, Nazarje Prov, Pastoral Scene
N Ireland, Balleymoney Prov, Tree Landscape
Riska on top of Ternate Volcano, 2005
Indonesia, Maluku Utara Province
Twelve years later, I fulfilled this vision on the top of Ternate Island in Indonesia when Riska agreed to pose for me.
Morocco, Inside Berber Home In Atlas, 1988 - I was welcomed to stay in the houses of the Berber inhabitants of the Toubkal area. This room is built with thick walls to protect against the cold in the winter and the heat of summer. Designs were painted on the walls.
Congo Zaire, Riverboat Sunset, 1984 - In 1984, my girlfriend at the time, Gabrielle, and I traveled from Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville) to Kinshasa on the Zaire (Congo) River. The steamboat was a lively place. As we passed from port to port, awaiting barges tied themselves on to the main boat, creating an increasingly large convoy as we neared the capital. I called it the Moving Zoo. People danced on the roofs, there was a market, fights broke out, etc. This photograph was taken from the steamboat railing during a beautiful sunset.