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Walk Through the Interior of New Guinea

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May 9, 1983 to June 22, 1983 (All photos by Jeff Shea unless otherwise noted) Foreword The trek through the... View Article

Meseta de Ichúm Paragua River Expedition Report for Explorers Club

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March 2013 Paragua River Expedition Explorers Club Flag (#60) Report Penetration into The Meseta de Ichúm (aka Ichún) of Venezuela... View Article

Meseta de Ichúm Paragua River Expedition Report for Explorers Club

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March 2013 Paragua River Expedition Explorers Club Flag (#60) Report Penetration into The Meseta de Ichúm (aka Ichún) of Venezuela... View Article

Meseta de Ichúm Paragua River Expedition Report for Explorers Club

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March 2013 Paragua River Expedition Explorers Club Flag (#60) Report Penetration into The Meseta de Ichúm (aka Ichún) of Venezuela... View Article

Splash

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Where would you like to visit? Hopeless Romantics Music for World Parks—Mobilize the World (10% of all revenue goes to... View Article

Splash

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Where would you like to visit? World ParksA non-profit public benefit corporation for the establishment of a World Park on... View Article

Expedition to the Unexplored Meseta de Ichúm, Venezuela, 2014

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This scene represents one of the highlights of my life. The context of the expedition was that it was in... View Article

Climbing the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Night, Egypt, 1984

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June 25, 1984 Slept in Cairo Arrived in Cairo. Pain and disappointment upon finding that Gabrielle had left last night... View Article

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June 25, 1984 Slept in Cairo Arrived in Cairo. Pain and disappointment upon finding that Gabrielle had left last night... View Article

The Lines of Nazca, Peru, 1979

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July 8, 1979 Lima, Peru Sunday – This morning, cruising along about 130 km from Nazca, we saw a huge... View Article

Climbing Mount Kosciusko, Australia, 1996

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May 2, 1996 Threadbo, Australia A great day, a banner day, literally, placing the Seven Summits flag on Kosciusko. I... View Article

Lamayuru, Indian Himalaya – A Road with Prayer Stones

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I included this photo for its reference to peace. In the Himalayas, there is a sense of spirituality. It is... View Article

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I included this photo for its reference to peace. In the Himalayas, there is a sense of spirituality. It is... View Article

Another Volcano Story… Death in a Lava Tube, 1993

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Thursday March 11, 1993 San Francisco Veronica came over last night. She is beautiful… but she wears so much make-up... View Article

Another Volcano Story… Death in a Lava Tube, 1993

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Thursday March 11, 1993 San Francisco Veronica came over last night. She is beautiful… but she wears so much make-up... View Article

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Thursday March 11, 1993 San Francisco Veronica came over last night. She is beautiful… but she wears so much make-up... View Article

Climbing Mount Merapi, Java, Indonesia, 1983

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August 15, 1983 Selo, Java Walking en route to Mount Merapi, Java, Indonesia Went to bed at 7pm and slept... View Article

Phra Nang Beach, Krabi, Thailand, 2008

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November 23, 2008 Phuket, from Krabi, through Phangnga Province Today was fantastic. We woke early and took the morning ferry... View Article

Phra Nang Beach, Krabi, Thailand, 2008

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November 23, 2008 Phuket, from Krabi, through Phangnga Province Today was fantastic. We woke early and took the morning ferry... View Article

Green Hanab, a Guest House with a Museum, Palmyra, Syria, 1984

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The entries below are from my contemporaneous journals from Syria and Africa. They revolve around this photograph, be-cause under the... View Article

It Is Never Too Late, Thailand, 2008

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What I learned: There is never time to waste and it is never too late. June 1, 2008 A good,... View Article

Climbing Mt Vinson in Antarctica – Denise, 1997

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Background: The entries below are compiled from two trips to Patriot Hills, Antarctica. The first was in 1997, en route... View Article

Shea’s Eleven Precepts of Awesomeness

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1999 ​Shea’s Eleven Precepts of Awesomeness ​Do not compromise your original nature. Compromise comes from giving into the pressures of... View Article

Days Sailing Across the Pacific Ocean – Kelly the Cook and the Concept of “Bobness”, Pacific Ocean, 1982

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November 4th, 1982 0815 Lat: 30° 58.52’ Long: 128° 33.14’ Report from the Sugar Bear… Yesterday, Kelly tells me, Boysie commented... View Article

38-Days Sailing Across the Pacific Ocean – Kelly the Cook and the Concept of “Bobness”, Pacific Ocean, 1982

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November 4th, 1982 0815 Lat: 30° 58.52’ Long: 128° 33.14’ Report from the Sugar Bear… Yesterday, Kelly tells me, Boysie commented... View Article

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November 4th, 1982 0815 Lat: 30° 58.52’ Long: 128° 33.14’ Report from the Sugar Bear… Yesterday, Kelly tells me, Boysie commented... View Article

Village on the Way to Bashkend, Azerbaijan, 2009

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When I went deeply into Azerbaijan, the mountains were the biggest surprise. The idea to take photos in every province... View Article

Indonesian Gamelan

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September 1, 2007 Bali, Indonesia I went for a run. I heard gamelan. There was a Balinese dance show at... View Article

Search for the Little People of Seram, the Origin, Indonesia, 2006

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In 1999, in Ambon, Indonesia, a man named Polly Gasperz told me, in amazing detail, about an alleged encounter he’d... View Article

A Legend – The Batik People of Seram Can Fly, Indonesia, 1998

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In Maluku, people believe that the Batik tribe in Seram can fly. December 30, 1998 Waisumaia, Ceram, Molukas Islands, Indonesia... View Article

Mothers in Attapeu, Laos, 2011

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August 14, 2011 Attapeu, Attapeu province, Laos Stopped by police. Despite their protests, I drove to the hotel to get... View Article

East Timor

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July 1, 2011 Aileu, Aileu Province, via Dili and Aileu Provinces, East Timor Once we got to Aileu province, I... View Article

[photo “/Volumes/WorkDisk/Working On/EPD Links/Links/East_Timor,_Aileu_Prov,_Woman_Spitting_Betelnut_Juice,_2011,_IMG_7325r2.tif” : caption “Woman Spitting Betelnut Juice, 2011 East Timor, Aileu Province Betelnut chewing is practiced by many millions of people worldwide for its mild intoxicating effects.”] July 1, 2011 Aileu, Aileu Province, via Dili and Aileu Provinces, East Timor Once we got to Aileu province, I took many photographs of an old woman. Later when I reviewed the photos, I was surprised to see one that showed a perfect stream of red fluid shooting from her mouth. During the photo, unbeknownst to me, she had spit out the juice from the betelnut.

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Philosophy of Action – Theories of the System

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Jeff Shea January 4, 2000 Theory 1 – Theory of Innate Momentum Discovery of innate momentums transcends material gain. §1... View Article

Philosophy of Action – Exploratory Work, Nepal, 1983

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28 October 1983 Nepal This notebook is to be an exploratory work. I want to derive lists of what I... View Article

Pantheon of Goddesses – Jeff Shea’s Love Journal

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Jeff Shea’s Love Journal Letters 1 to 13 1998 “Our doubts are traitors and make us oft lose the good... View Article

The New Moon, Venus and Mercury, Thailand, 2008

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My family and I were in the north of Thailand. Just as we were about to make the long trip... View Article

Haruka – Photographing Into Light, 1997

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It is often taught to take photographs with the light coming from behind or the sides. I found that a... View Article

The Maiden Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan, 2009

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November 15, 2009 Baku, Azerbaijan I woke in Azerbaijan. I ran down to the Black Sea then to the Maiden... View Article

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November 15, 2009 Baku, Azerbaijan I woke in Azerbaijan. I ran down to the Black Sea then to the Maiden... View Article

Thailand in the Rain

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November 19, 2008 Narathiwat, from Surat Thani Woke in Surat Thani early. Took the small road around the coast to... View Article

On the Way to Grand Anse, Haiti, 2008

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July 10, 2008 Les Cayes, Haiti I loved today, even though Nathalie and Yolette had gotten difficult on the drive.... View Article

The Origin of the song Spunky

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January 14, 1984 New Delhi, India I’d just bought a guitar for 285 rupees with five nice picks and a... View Article

Taroko Gorge, Taiwan, 2009

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December 19, 2009 via Taroko Gorge On the way, I came to Taroko National Park. The coastal cliffs fell directly... View Article

Always Look for the Light, Taiwan, 2009

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December 18, 2009 Slept in Yilan, Yilan County, Taiwan, via Taipei City, Taipei County, Keelung City, and Yilan Counties Simon... View Article

Touring the United Kingdom, 2009

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October 19, 2009 Today was a rather fantastic day. The road to St. David’s was lovely. The sun and clouds... View Article

Photographing in the Rain, Vietnam, 2011

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November 7, 2011 Tam Coc No sooner had we started out than it began to rain. Of course, rain presents... View Article

World’s First Reconnaissance of Warming Island, Greenland, 2006

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September 6, 2006 en route Warming Island Helicopter rides are exciting, although I find them disconcerting… We sped over east... View Article

Frozen Beijing with Joy, China, 1992

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January 6, 1992 Menu item: Fried bean curd in the form of a guitar. This is my little notebook on... View Article

South Georgia – The Ship Dining Room, 2006

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This was one of the first stops on a voyage that originated in Ushuaia, the world’s most southerly city. After... View Article

A Day in Trinidad with Nicole, 1997

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In the 1990s, I frequented Trinidad, first for Mardi Gras, then because I met Nicole. Diary: January 10, 1997 Banner... View Article

My Everest Experience – From Everest to World Parks, 1995 – The Published Story

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…as published in the book Seven Summits – Mitchell Beazley 1998 After having sailed across the ocean and traveled many... View Article

Journey to Rumsiki, Cameroon, 1990

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June 10, 1990 Cameroon airport on arrival, Doula, Cameroon I just stepped off of the plane. Now, I’m sitting and... View Article

Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia, 2011

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Indonesia is a magical place. Strong beliefs in the supernatural still exist, particularly in the outlying islands. If you are... View Article

An Outing in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002

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In 2002, before the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, I traveled to Iraq and then Afghanistan. What I learned... View Article

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In 2002, before the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, I traveled to Iraq and then Afghanistan. What I learned... View Article

Dancing with a Praian, Cape Verde, 2006

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The Cape Verde Islands were the next to last destination on a voyage to the South Atlantic in 2006. Previous... View Article

Crashing an Azerbaijani Wedding, 2009

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In 2009, I attempted to see as many of Azerbaijan’s provinces (rayons) as possible. Azerbaijan and Armenia have a conflict.... View Article

Moonlight is Sunlight, Turkey, 2009

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My effort to photograph all 81 provinces in Turkey was completed in 2012. When in pursuit of that objective, I... View Article

Land Sailing in Persia, Iran, 1984

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In 1984, five years after the Ayatollah Khomeini’s Red Guards took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and while the... View Article

Nomansland, England 2009

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This is just a simple story about how silly political boundaries can be. What I Learned: Political boundaries are fiction,... View Article

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

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This is just one of scores of figures in a large display in the Bangkok airport representing the well-known mythological... View Article

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

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Walk Across The South American Altiplano – 2010

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In 2005, a rare blood condition I had was diagnosed as possibly fatal, but which was eventually cured. During this... View Article

Walk Across The South American Altiplano – Part 1 – Socaire, Chile to Paso De Jama, Argentina, 2010

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In 2005, a rare blood condition I had was diagnosed as possibly fatal, but which was eventually cured. During this... View Article

Walk Across e South American Altiplano – Part 1 – Socaire, Chile to Paso De Jama, Argentina, 2010

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In 2005, a rare blood condition I had was diagnosed as possibly fatal, but which was eventually cured. During this... View Article

Walk Across e South American Altiplano – Part 1 – Socaire, Chile to Paso De Jama, Argentina, 2010

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In 2005, a rare blood condition I had was diagnosed as possibly fatal, but which was eventually cured. During this... View Article

Summit Day on Mount Everest, 1995 – My Journal

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Background: After nine hours of climbing starting at midnight, my friend, Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu, reaches the summit. I took this... View Article

Summit Day on Mount Everest, 1995 – My Journal

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Background: After nine hours of climbing starting at midnight, my friend, Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu, reaches the summit. I took this... View Article

Summit Day on Mount Everest, 1995 – My Journal

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Background: After nine hours of climbing starting at midnight, my friend, Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu, reaches the summit. I took this... View Article

Summit Day on Mount Everest, 1995 – My Journal

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Background: After nine hours of climbing starting at midnight, my friend, Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu, reaches the summit. I took this... View Article

Across the Sahara Desert

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November 2, 1988 from Casablanca to Marrakesh to Asni, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morning – I am sitting in a... View Article

Across the Sahara Desert

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November 2, 1988 from Casablanca to Marrakesh to Asni, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morning – I am sitting in a... View Article

Across the Sahara Desert

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November 2, 1988 from Casablanca to Marrakesh to Asni, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morning – I am sitting in a... View Article

Across the Sahara Desert

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November 2, 1988 from Casablanca to Marrakesh to Asni, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morning – I am sitting in a... View Article

Across the Sahara Desert

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November 2, 1988 from Casablanca to Marrakesh to Asni, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morning – I am sitting in a... View Article

Across the Sahara Desert

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November 2, 1988 from Casablanca to Marrakesh to Asni, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morning – I am sitting in a... View Article

Greenland – Discovery of New Northernmost Point of Land

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Explorers Club Flag Expedition Report Euro-American North Greenland Expedition July 2007 Report, Illustrations and Photographs (unless otherwise noted) by Jeff... View Article

Greenland – Discovery of New Northernmost Point of Land

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Explorers Club Flag Expedition Report Euro-American North Greenland Expedition July 2007 Report, Illustrations and Photographs (unless otherwise noted) by Jeff... View Article

Greenland – Discovery of New Northernmost Point of Land

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Explorers Club Flag Expedition Report Euro-American North Greenland Expedition July 2007 Report, Illustrations and Photographs (unless otherwise noted) by Jeff... View Article

Afghanistan,_Bamiyan_Prov,_Shahr_E Gholghola, 2017

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Afghanistan, Balkh Prov, Buzkashi Stallion, 2017

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About

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See BBC article on Jeff Shea My holistic approach to life is described in the ring of five basic levels... View Article

Test

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Photography

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Splash

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EPD the Album

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