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, Sakarya Province, Waiting For The Bus
Bangladesh, Brahmanbaria Prov, Kids Straw Cones
Antarctica, Sled Tipped Over With Ice Slope Ahead, 1997 - This is a typical scene for traveling with a plastic sled on snow and ice. Sometimes it is hard to control, and it tips over. Not much fun when you are trying to get somewhere in Antarctica! This photograph is taken on the way to climb Mount Vinson, Antarctica's tallest peak.
Turkey, Yalova Prov, Tree
Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Prov, Light Painting
Thailand, Samut Prakan Prov, Elephant Statue
Vietnam, Lai Chau Prov, Village
Nepal, Blue Masked Dancer, 1983 - In addition to serious Buddhist religious ceremonies, the monks during Mani Rimdu also wore fantastic costumes, coming down the stairs of the old monastery and dancing in the flat courtyard. I noted the repeated use of the skull motif.
France, Bas-Rhin Province, Ambulance, 2008, IMG_5895 - Light and time pass, but they leave their trace in an unexplored and mysterious ethereal universe that until now, only cameras can see.
UK, Gwynedd Prov, Landscape