I’m a nude photographer, sometimes literally, as befitting a nudist (if shooting with a fellow nudist or nude-friendly people), but I mean more so that I like to shoot nudes. Because of the social attitudes that surround nudity, that can cause some confusion and misconceptions to people who do not…

A poem recalling what a meditating mind explores. I close my eyes. White light, An orb, a globe. Blue shapes, Flicker, come and go. Red light, Pulses, or persists. I let the shapes and colours guide me. A water drop in endless free fall. A flame gently fluttering. A swirl of wind. A…

Having fun with short poses. This week I returned to life drawing once more at the inaugural meeting of a new life drawing group run out of a local artsy venue in an old church. …

A poem on the quiet demise of insect life. A thousand thousand bug and flies, Buzzing, flying, landing in your eyes, This was the norm, it was a pestilence, It was nature’s enduring dominance. A hundred thousand bugs and flies, They seemed so many, who noticed their decline? …

On returning to an out-of-practice yoga pose in the face of long-covid; rediscovering the ability to breathe. I’ve lately been trying to return to regular yoga practice. It’s been a while. I used to do yoga daily with a tight-knit group of friends, but as our group drifted apart geographically…

On the beauty of a supposed “flaw”. In my view, a feature to be celebrated. I just love stretch marks. They add that little fizz of something to the body that is fairly unique on humans — We’re so plain and smooth otherwise, even those of us on the hairier…

Considering the practical and cultural reasons why we dress, and why we could be naked. My answer to the question “Why do people wear clothes? Are they actually necessary?”, which I found asked on Quora! There are many reasons why most of us wear clothes, but only sometimes do those…

On being a nudist in hiding, and how accepting of nudity many people can actually be. Here’s a silly little regret I reflect on oddly frequently: For the one year I lived in shared student accommodation, I kept my nudist life contained in my room, and I wish I hadn’t! …

A celebration of European unity, a flashback to experiences at borders, and a lament for the losses of brexit. Today Croatia both adopted the Euro as their currency, and became part of the Schengen travel area. Meanwhile here post-Brexit little Britain we are literally pooling shit around us. Ugh. To…