Have we become too focused on photos?
In this #UndressedThread, we're asking whether photography has become more important to naturism than it needs to be
Naturism existed long before Instagram, Bluesky, and Reddit. Clubs grew. Beaches flourished. Lifelong friendships formed. Today, much of the movement is experienced through photographs, and sometimes it can feel as though sharing naturism has become almost inseparable from sharing images.
So, in this week’s #UndressedThread, we’re asking: are photos helping tell the story of naturism... or are they beginning to replace it?
How important are photographs to the future of naturism?
Can a picture communicate the naturist experience, or only hint at it?
If photos disappeared tomorrow, what would naturism lose?
Let us know what you think. 🪐
Photos showing naturists engaging in activity that would normally be done clothed are incredibly motivating for the current non-nudist. Cheesecake, sunbathing, etc., don’t qualify. Show us communal activity, sports, card playing, shopping, getting the mail and taking out the garbage, washing the dishes, vacuuming the floors, mowing the lawn, feeding animals, mending fences, and much more activity that does not pretend or try to be sexual.
I have long said that nudity is a feast--not for the eyes--but for the skin and the very freedom of the soul.
By the way, it was way too hard to get into here.