Published in Nude Positive·PinnedNudist 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 read
Published in Nude Positive·PinnedWhy 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 read
Published in Nude Positive·6 days agoCaught Naked Taking Photos at UniThat time at uni when the photography technician walked in on one of my nude photoshoots… and other nude photography encounters. Note: There is nudity in the photos in this piece. Here’s an amusing little story that popped back into my head recently. The short version of which is: I…Nude Photography6 min read
Jun 14Lincoln Needs Trams, Not Roads.The city of Lincoln is currently in the midst of a massive expansion plan that will add huge areas of housing in and around the city. Sadly, even with the opportunities this brings to build the city out with public and active transport at the heart of all the new…Public Transport6 min read
Jun 1The government’s new fossil fuel tax break is unacceptableLast week the UK government announced the new Energy Profits Levy, aka, a windfall tax on the absurd profits currently being made by oil and gas companies thanks to the runaway market price of their commodities. It took them a bloody long time to decide to this, because being Conservatives…UK Politics4 min read
Published in Nude Positive·May 24Banning Adidas’ bare-breasts advert enforces the sexualisation of breasts rather than protects against itA week or so ago the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK declared that Adidas had acted inappropriately in distributing an advert a few months ago which featured an assortment of bare breasts. This is the tagline for the advert, and for as long as it remains, how it…Advertising7 min read
Apr 5Gender Roles and the Ukraine ConflictOf the many troubling aspects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one thing I find myself reflecting on often is the stark role of gender. When it comes to the perpetrators of the conflict, the enforced participants of it, the victims of violence, and refugees and how they are perceived. …Feminism8 min read
Mar 23Cutting Fuel Duty is a Distraction and a Failure in the Face of Climate Change and InequalityToday the UK government announced a cut in fuel duty. What a surprise, after having constantly frozen the tax motorists pay to help subsidise their destructive transport choice, of course, our government want to go one step further to greater enable car drivers. …Politics5 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Mar 20What is the Definition of Beauty?Someone asked me this today. The first paragraph here is what I thought in the moment, and then what flowed from further reflection: I don't think there is a singular definition. Beauty, in humans, is our amazing diversity, our singular quirks, the marks and shapes of our bodies that make…Beauty4 min read
Published in Nude Positive·Jan 28What Lies Between Nudism and Exhibitionism?I found this piece by Delisha Keane discussing the perceptions and definitions of nudism and exhibitionism quite thought-provoking. So here are some of the thoughts it provoked: Is it wrong to be an exhibitionist? What’s the difference between nudism and exhibitionism? Free the nipple! Free the pussy? What is nudistionism? [My Sex Life]medium.com As someone used to nudist discourse, and someone that often seeks to actively desexualise nudity as part of nudism and art, this rather…Nudism6 min read