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, Ptuj Province, Ducks Are Angels, 2006 -
Slovenia, Kostel Prov, Girl With Flowers
Brown-Masked Dancer, 1983
Nepal, Bagmati Province (Zone), Solo Khumbu - 35mm Kodachrome film
Thailand, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Cutting Boards, 2008, IMG_3354 - These cutting boards were for sale. We use it now in the home.
Bangladesh, Sherpur Prov, Sardines
Thailand, Mukdahan Prov, Phuphathoep Rock Formation
Haiti, The Citadel, 2000 - I had heard that The Citadel in the north of Haiti was worth seeing. So I hopped in a small plane and flew to Cap Haitien. I wrote, "To gain the hill to the Citadel in his broken down car, he reversed up the steep parts. Novi and I tromped up the last 20 minutes and toured the Citadel."
Slovenia, Vipava Prov, Fallen Daisies
Atlantic Ocean, Dolphins, 2006 - During a ceremony celebrating the crossing of the equator, during which a proxy for Neptune puts neophytes through initiation rites, a group of about a hundred dolphins appeared off the starboard side of the Alexey Maryshev. Here, four of them play in the swells.
Japan, Hozanji Temple, 1991 - In my first visit to Japan, Megumi, a housewife whom I met at a train station, took me to Jewel Mountain Temple, Hozanji, in Ikoma, in the vicinity of Nara. The day was misty. When I saw this scene, I was overwhelmed by the beauty. I set my tripod at its maximum extension and took this color transparency with my 4x5 camera.