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
Zambia, Microlite, 2000 - Taking a microlite over Victoria Falls was a thrill. A microlite is like riding a motorcycle through the sky. This photo was taken by my pilot using a camera mounted on the wing.
Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple Detail
Vietnam, Long San Prov, Brick Factory
UK, Denbighshire Prov, Rainbow
Vietnam, Hai Duong Prov, River Living
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Basalt Cliffs
Convent near Rongbuk Monastery, 1995 Tibet, near Rongbuk - 35mm film
Cambodia, Krong Kaeb Prov, Snake God
Mali, Bankas, Dogon Hut 1, 1987 - I came upon these two perfect little houses, used for grain. I took a photo of them individually, creating a diptych.
Seram, Dragonfly, 2006 - On the walk from Ilela Mariena to Kanikeh, deep in the jungle, we stopped for lunch. While my guides cut up deer meat, I sat in the shallows of a stream photographing insects. Here a dragonfly sits on a floating leaf in the sun.