Published in Nude Positive·PinnedMember-onlyNudist Friends: Why you should want them, and why you should be them.The following is in response to a tweet by nudist social media influencer Angela de la Cruz, who pondered: Can you help me answering the next question: which benefits do you find of having nudist friends?? I gave a short reply on Twitter, but a few hours on, find there…Nudity5 min readNudity5 min read
Published in Nude Positive·PinnedMember-onlyWhy I Shoot NudesI’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…Nude Photography8 min readNude Photography8 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Feb 16Member-onlyI Love Stretch Marks!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…Stretch Marks4 min readStretch Marks4 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Jan 29Member-onlyWhy Do People Wear Clothes?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…Nudity7 min readNudity7 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Jan 12Member-onlyI Wish I’d Been More Naked in Student Accommodation.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! …Nudism4 min readNudism4 min read
Jan 1Member-onlyI’m Terribly Jealous of Croatia TodayA 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…Europe5 min readEurope5 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Dec 28, 2022Member-onlyNude at Home, with RockyA nude portrait series and interview, exploring nudity at home and in cultural contexts — Note, this article features nude photos. This is the first of what I hope will be a new ongoing series featuring people simply living their lives naked, at home or in other personal places. My…Nude8 min readNude8 min read
Dec 3, 2022Member-onlyMagic Energy-From-Water Technology Ready to Change the World?Getting excited about an intriguing new technology that promises to produce heat and electricity using nothing but water as fuel. Imagine you could run water through a device, and the same amount water comes out the other end clean and safe, but so does heat or electricity. Energy from water…Energy5 min readEnergy5 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlySeeing a Brachiosaurus in real life was one of the most moving moments of my life.On why I love giant dinosaurs (and giraffes), and how they reflect on the state of the world today. I few years ago I saw a dinosaur and I cried. I was really excited to go and see what is one of my favourite species of dinosaur for the first…Dinosaurs7 min readDinosaurs7 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Sep 28, 2022Member-onlyWhat If We Were Naked?A poem seeking to imagine a clothing optional world. What if we were naked? Just an everyday normal thing? Would the world fall apart, If bodies were free? Would our eyes burn in fear, Should less fabric reveal, Bodies are near? We’re all the same, in a basic way, The same…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read