This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2450 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
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Slovenia, Puconci Prov, Milk Men
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UK, Pembrokeshire Prov, Beveled Window
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Burkina Faso, Peul Girl With Child, 1987 - I traveled by road across part of Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta. This woman amazed me with her pyramid-shaped coiffeur. It is very much in the shape of a cassowary's horn.
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Peru, Jeff Shea Looking At Andes Mountains, 1979 - On my trip to South America in 1979, I saw the Andes for the first time. My impression was that they were jagged and austere. I walked to Macchu Piccu with Debra, an American woman I met in Cuzco. We walked over a pass of 14,000 feet. I was exhausted. I don't think at the time I could have imagined I would one day go over twice that altitude. (Photo 110 format from Jeff Shea Travel Archives)
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Naxi Kitchen, 1993
China, Yunnan province - 8x10 film
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Turkey, Osmaniye Prov, Night Dance
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Azerbaijan, Qazax Prov, Two Trees
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Latvia, Preilu Prov, Conversation -
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Thailand, Nan Prov, New Moon
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France, Camargue Horse, 2003 - I was familiar with a fine art photograph white horses. When I discovered they were native to the Camargue in south central France, I made a point to go and see them. The Camargue is at the mouth of the Rhone River, a large, flat area bordering the sea west of Toulouse. The horses were stunning. I was a bit disappointed to find out that they were not wild. All, it seemed, were owned by someone and some were branded.