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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Turkey, Cankiri Prov, Night Landscape
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Central African Republic, Pygmy With Sharpened Teeth, 2000 - This photo shows three Pygmy women in Bayanga, CAR. They have just successfully hunted down a dik-dik with nets. The woman on the right is smiling, revealing her sharpened teeth. All were sharp to a point.
This custom enhances a woman's beauty, according to their beliefs.
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Vietnam, BacLieu Prov, Gosling
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Slovenia, Osilnica Prov, Thatch Roof House
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UK, Merthyl Tydfil Prov, Bench Sitter
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Western Sahara, Beached Ship, 2000 - Western Sahara was a lonely sort of place, a lone outpost with an indefinite political affiliation. Morocco claims ownership of it, and it is listed under the International Standards Organizations as both a separate country and also as a province of Morocco. This beached ship was enormous and uncanny, sitting there, unattended on the shore near Laayoune (pronounced el-lai-yun).
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Myanmar, Mandalay Prov, Bagan Temple
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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.
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View Coming Down from Rocks near Everest Summit, 1995 Tibet, Near Summit Mount Everest, taken at approximately 8800m - 35mm film
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Turkey, Agri Prov, Pizza Chef