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
Slovenia, Lasko Prov, Speeding Train Over Arched Bridge
Tibet, Everest, View Of Kanchenjunga From North Ridge, 1995 -
This photograph was taken in the morning of my ascent to the summit of Mount Everest above the Second Step, in the vicinity of the Third Step. In the foreground is snow that I am standing on, and below it, a 10,000 foot drop off to the Kangshung Glacier. In the distance is Kanchenjunga.
UK, Cheshire Prov, Dust To Dust
Bangladesh, Sylhet Prov, Preparing Tea
UK, Redbridge (London) Prov, Church At Quarter To Seven
UK, Saint Helena, Tristan Da Cunha, View From Ocean, 2002 - Tristan Da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world, lying between Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope in the south Atlantic. It is quite stunning to see. It rises straight out of the ocean to a height of over 6500 feet.
Chengdu Market, 1991 - I took this photo on my first trip to China with my new 4x5 Woodfield view camera using a time exposure.
Vietnam, Dong Thap Prov, Row Of Trees
Haiti, Grand-Anse Province, Village Hut, IMG_5025 - A humble abode in Grand-Anse. The people here were hungry. The people made a meagre subsistance living, and there was little in the way of cash.
Thailand, Sa Kaeo Prov, Temple Reconstruction