Naughty Nudists: Together Again: A sexy adventure on the lake

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Around 50 people who live there like allowing the wind to blow freely and all admit they are happier without clothes. Tom is so passionate about it," Victoria says. "I think it took me a bit longer because society doesn’t see it as a normal thing.

It used to be that parliamentarians from the 30s, 40s and 50s came up here regularly as a way to escape the press and just relax and enjoy themselves.Tom had read about Spielplatz, which was founded in 1929 by Charles and Dorothy Macaskie and is the UK’s longest running naturist resort.

upvotes Follow Unfollow 5 years ago Dots Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 If we wore badges saying we were naturists or nudists on our shoulders," Tom, who is a member of the Board of Directors at Spielplatz, says, "we’d have to answer silly questions and be the brunt of intolerance a lot.As I was taking off my clothes in the studio I felt uncomfortable, but I wanted to stand strong and proud with the other women. With the launch of the exhibition, we will explore our diversity, share ideas about identity and sense of ageing self, and how and why we now value our bodies.” Credit: Ponch Hawkes Stayed on a Saturday night. Greeted by friendly staff who happily showed me around. I stayed in one of the ensuite rooms, very nice and clean. And we did that. And we noticed at the time that this property was starting to be built. And I said to Victoria: 'We might really want to consider this." upvotes Follow Unfollow 7 years ago Dots Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

George Bernard Shaw was a visitor and wrote about his experiences here. All kinds of things have taken place that have been slowly lost over the decades. There are bookshelves and artwork stretching up to the ceiling, some of which Victoria, who is wearing a shawl and seems slightly shyer than her husband, had created herself. I would say that, as far as we are aware, anyone who knows about it is curious or accepting," Tom says. upvotes Follow Unfollow 2 years ago Dots Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017It is also the only residential naturist community in the country, where nudists live together, although there are plenty more in Europe.

The program was so named after a quote from the famous Magnum agency photographer Eve Arnold, who wrote about photographing actress Joan Crawford in New York in the 1950s: “There she was nude – but sadly, something happens to flesh after 50.” The hidden gated community of Spielplatz, Hertfordshire is a place where being starkers for no reason at all is normal. Set in the broader Flesh After Fifty program, the idea for Hawkes’ exhibition, 500 Strong, was to take nude portraits of 500 women. The final count ended up at about 420 after the project took longer than expected and the budget ran out. The refurbishment of the property is still ongoing and to be honest only 2 rooms were at a fair standard , the dining and one of the downstairs bedrooms . It all seems to be done on the cheap and the quality of furniture and fixtures are very poor. With the help of my mommy friends, I created this little intimate photography project just in time for Mother’s day, to remind everyone what motherhood really looks like. Some might find these interesting pictures raw, but that's how it is in real life.This is the only time I have been photographed naked. So why did I opt to do this? Maybe because no one had ever asked before. Maybe to look at what six decades of use and abuse looks like in my case. Definitely to join in on this great, joyous fleshy statement about being alive.” Credit: Ponch Hawkes The gardens are nice and enclosed for real naturists sun bathing , but then again you have the single guys staring at you all day which is very uncomfortable. Tom continued modelling, and Victoria attended one of those life drawing classes. An artist, Victoria has been drawing bodies since she was 16 and she is very comfortable with the human form. Yet she wasn’t so confident with her own body, and it was Tom who slowly piqued her interest in naturism. upvotes Follow Unfollow 6 years ago Dots Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 As a community," Tom says, "there is a real spirit of wanting to be here, getting together, just enjoying social nudity.