Nudism is the practice of social & personal nudity as a natural lifestyle, focusing on body acceptance, freedom and connecting with nature. Some nudists practice nudism in private at home, while others practice nudism socially. Nudism has many core principles and philosophy associated with it.

Core Principles & Philosophy of nudism

• Body Positivity: Celebrates the human body in all its forms, viewing it as natural and worthy of respect, not shame.
• Health & Wellness: Believes that nudity offers physical and mental health benefits, fostering body image and self-acceptance.
• Freedom & Authenticity: Promotes personal freedom by removing clothing as a barrier, allowing for more honest interactions.
• Non-Sexual: Emphasizes that nudity in nudist settings is non-sexual and focuses on wholesome, non-voyeuristic appreciation. 

What does nudism mean to me?

I believe nudity in general is not inherently sexual, simply being nude is a natural form. The human body should be celebrated not be hidden behind restricting, uncomfortable clothing that doesn’t allow the skin to breathe properly. I see nudism as a way of promoting body positivity, a way of being your true natural self. Most importantly, I find being nude far more comfortable than clothing and allows me the freedom to be myself.

How does society view nudity?

Society forces us to believe that all nudity is sexual, even when one isn’t committing a sex act. Society is prudish at best when it comes to bare skin, or any form of nudity especially when private areas are exposed. Society views topless women as sexual as well but topless men are not sexual which I find very goofy and backwards thinking.

If you ask anybody who follows social norms they believe you should only be naked for two reasons: Having sex and taking a shower. I disagree with that entirely.

How did I get involved in nudism?

When I was a teenager I used to try to cover up my body to hide my “shame” from the world. I believed that I was ugly or unattractive and since I stutter that made my confidence sink even lower.

Even though I hated clothing, covering up didn’t fix anything or make me feel better about myself. I finally decided to do the entire opposite and started going nude at home in the privacy of my room at my parents house. I eventually started exploring going naked by roaming the house naked while everybody was asleep and even snuck outdoors entirely nude to feel the air on my entire body.

Once I felt the outdoor air brush against my naked body I knew that nudity was something I enjoyed. At first I didn’t know there were others like me who enjoyed being nude. I thought maybe I was an outcast, or that I was simply weird for not wanting to wear clothing.

It wasn’t until I researched Nudism that I knew I wasn’t an outcast, that there are others like me who enjoy simply living life without clothing.

After I moved out of my parents house I continued my lifestyle as a nudist. I practiced nudism in my own home with my partner at the time. Over the years I grew the desire to be naked more and in more places. I started looking for places outdoors that were private and not visited often by textiles where I would strip off my clothes just to feel the sun and breeze on my naked body.

I started sharing my nude photos online in the 90s to try to meet other nudists and find other like minded folks. A lot of folks frowned at me for sharing photos of myself entirely nude online and claimed I was just seeking attention. I persisted though and kept sharing and had many profiles where I had shared nudity. Some of these profiles are gone and have been replaced with new ones over the years.

At one point I met a few people from the Camelot Nudist Club in Iowa that has now since disbanded. I joined them at skinny dip events, house parties and more. My friend Rob joined me at the skinny dip event & we had an amazing time.

Finally in 2021 I visited my first nudist resort in Illinois called Blue Lake. This was my first experience at a nudist resort and I had an amazing time at the resort. I have been back to this resort every year since I first started going there and made some cool friends there.

Relationships

I’ve had a few long term relationships and all my girlfriends including my last one who was a nudist hates the fact that I openly share photos of myself nude online. I would say every one of my past partners has told me “There is no reason to share nudity online” or “You share nudity for attention”.

I could see how somebody would think I share photos of myself nude for attention online but that simply is not the case.

All of my relationships have ended the same way, with my partner leaving me because I choose nudism over their opinion of what nudism actually is. I accept that people have their own opinions but I don’t stop and worry about others opinions of me. The right people will accept me while the wrong people will turn me away.

Why do I share nudity?

I have many reasons why I share nudity of myself online, there is no one simple easy answer. When I am nude I simply feel whole like this is me, unfiltered, unashamed, and is simply the best version of myself. A nude photo of myself is simply just another photo of me, I don’t see my nude photos as a “nude photo”. These photos are just photos of me, in my natural form, uninhibited, not being sexual. These photos are “just me” in my normal form.

Conclusion

I don’t believe nudity is inherently sexual, nudity is natural, non-sexual state of being. I enjoy being nude for not only comfort, but because I feel my skin needs to breathe and not be restricted by clothing 24/7.

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Reflecting on 2025

I wouldn’t say 2025 was an amazing year for me but it was definitely an interesting one. This last year isn’t one I wish to repeat in 2026 and that’s saying a lot.

Looking back at my year in 2025 I had a lot of ups and downs such as:

Positive things in 2025

• gained some friends.
• many nudist adventures.
• went on my first world naked bike ride entirely naked in St Louis.
• many new nude photos shared online.
• started to refocus on my Youtube channel.

Negative things in 2025

• End of a relationship.
• Lost a few friends.
• Lawsuits brought against me.

Looking forward to in 2026

In the year 2026 I have a lot of plans, some goals to achieve and many things to look forward to doing if I can financially afford to do everything I desire doing in the new year.

2026 Plans

Some of my plans include:

• Traveling to new nudist resorts.
• Visiting a clothing optional campground in Iowa
• Building my Youtube channel up to 1k subscribers.
• Traveling to new places to record for YouTube.
• Working towards paying off debt.

2026 Goals

• Reclaim my house from my ex-gf’s kids.
• Find new house mates.
• Start building a real savings.
• Focus on my health.
• Prioritize my To Do List.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope you all have a Happy New Year in 2026.

The world naked bike ride is an international, clothing optional bike ride that is both a protest and a celebration. The ride highlights the vulnerability of cyclists, promotes body positivity and protests against oil dependency.

You can learn more about the ride in St Louis by visiting their website at: https://wnbrstl.org

I participated naked!

I took part in the World Naked Bike Ride in St Louis, MO this year and I rode my bike the entire route over 10 miles entirely nude! I decided to not wear a single stitch of clothing because after all I’m a nudist and I’m not ashamed to be seen nude. This ride had hundreds if not thousands of onlookers taking photos, making videos, and more of all the riders. I likely appeared nude on a lot of people’s devices but that’s ok.

One fun aspect about the ride is the crowd in random places is busy handing out bottles of water, beer and more to the riders. It’s quite entertaining watching them hand out drinks to a bunch of naked riders exposing it all for the cause.

I had so much fun on this ride that I’m already planning to do more WNBR in 2026 and will do all of them naked of course. Below are some photos of me taken before and during the event. I wish I would of taken some while I was riding nude too but atlas I did not.

The first time I visited the resort they gave me a grand tour on a golf cart and showed me all the different areas of the resort. I felt a bit overdressed during the grand tour since everybody else was nude and I was still clothed at that time.

Once I was dropped back off at my truck I promptly stripped down and I decided to setup a tent and camp there for the weekend where I enjoyed visiting with other nudists. I enjoyed time in the hot tub, hung out around the fire and even took a dip in their pond. Blue Lake is a great place to meet new nudist friends which I did right away!

I continued visiting the resort more in 2021 and some of my friends even joined me at the resort with their camper. I moved onto staying in one of their three apartment style houses they had available before they built their new cabin which I haven’t seen yet in person.

My Review

Finally here is my breakdown review of Blue Lake Resort in Erie, Illinois.

If you visit Blue Lake Resort you will want to bring some of the following items:

• Towels
• Meals to eat while you are there especially for supper
• Sunscreen & Bug spray
• Personal items like soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.

Would I go there again? Yes I plan to visit this resort again in 2024 after it warms up.

I signed up on Naturist HQ when I first learned it existed and I really enjoyed the layout the website had to offer, plus they even had an android app for it.

Here is the e -mail I received.

Hello everyone.

We regret to inform you all that we are going to have to shut the network down.

As many of you are aware, there is not much activity and the sites running costs are over £500 a month so unfortunately, we are going to have to shut the doors.

We really appreciate those of you who joined our family and hope that one day we will cross paths.

We hope you all stay safe and live the way nature intended.

A massive thanks to Harry and Cheryl for their amazing admin work to keep the site clean and safe for its members.

All the best

Naturist HQ

I always find it saddening when websites like this decide to close their doors.

I know 2020 has been a trying time with Covid-19 and all the stuff going on in the world but hopefully things will start looking up in 2021 at some point though I don’t expect any huge improvements right out the gate. I just pray the country doesn’t go through lock downs again.

What are you looking forward to in 2021?

I built them in the safety and privacy of my garage.

He has stated that he wants to cover all the following: Shapes, sexuality, identities, sizes, builds, races, disabilities, scarring, markings, ages and anything else in between.

His guidelines for the project are as follows:

• Must be in underwear or nude (can cover genitalia with hands or a prop if shy).
• Must take a clear picture (as detailed as possible, like shown).
• Must be front on.
• Must be similar dimensions to my example, body shot wise. (Ie no laying down on a bed with chaos around you etc).
• Must be in color and complete the simple questions at the end and send back with image/images.
• Do not send pics of you aroused or masturbating.
• Do not take a selfie either mirror based or holding your phone/camera.
• Do not face tune or Photoshop the shit out of it before you send your submission in (if you do you are missing the point entirely)

At the time of this writing his social media urls were Twitter or Instagram.

I decided to take part in this project myself since I’m not ashamed of my body and am comfortable with nudity.

Below is the photo I submitted to the project

I hope this encourages others to partake in this amazing project! It’s time society learns to loosen up a bit when it comes to nudity.

Here is the final edit!

Here is the final sketch!

This article is about why I believe nudity is NOT shameful and shouldn’t be viewed as such.

Some Facts regarding nudity

Below are some facts and also how society generally views nudity.

• Nudity is shameful or frowned upon.
• Nudity is seen as sexual, pornographic or lude.
• Society teaches us to wear clothing from the moment we are born.
• Society teaches us to be ashamed if we are seen nude.
• Public nudity is illegal in many countries especially in the USA.
• Many folks are closed minded when it comes to nudity & most consider nudity to be straight up lude.

How I feel about nudity

Like other nudists I also have my own many beliefs regarding nudity and what nudity is to me:

• Being nude is liberating and freeing.
• It’s just skin, being nude is nothing to be ashamed of.
  • I believe If more people saw nudity the way I do then the world would honestly be a better place.
• I don’t believe that nudity in itself is sexual and it certainly is not the same as porn nor are my photos pornographic in nature.
• The human body while nude is NOT lude.
  • Do you think your nude pet is lude?
  • Are wild animals lude because they are nude?
• Nudity is about being yourself.
  • It’s not about the brand of clothes you wear or how you look clothed or nude. It’s simply you.

So I ask all my nudist friends to continue BEING YOU and don’t let society bring you down or get away with rude comments regarding nudity or your nude body.

NO! I am NOT ashamed of myself for being nude or publishing my own nudes on the internet because it’s not about body shame, it’s not porn, it’s just me being well, ME in the natural skin I was born in.

If you have a problem with me being nude then simply look the other way and move on.

Please Share & Comment!

If you found this article interesting please share it on social media or whatever outlet you have. Pass it to your lude friends maybe it will change their views about nudity.

Please also leave a comment and let me know that you enjoyed this article.

Shortly after registering on the website, you will be walked through a process to fill out your profile and upload your photo. Your site access is based on what photo you decide to upload. If you upload anything but a full nude photo that includes your face then your access will be limited.

Since my full nudes have been on display on the internet for years now and many folks have seen me nude even folks I know in real life I figured I would upload a full nude photo to ohnaturist.com which I did.

I was granted “full access” upon doing this and started venturing around the website. I quickly noticed however that the only features this website has is:

• a brief profile area where you can write about yourself.
• place to upload photos
• place to search for other members
• place where you can message other members
• List of events (mostly empty)
• Rent out your house

The website has no other real features to it. It’s essentially a place to upload your photos & message other people.

I was a member of website for a few weeks before I deleted my profile and during that time I got over 80 messages from Men who were commenting on my nude photo or were simply trying to strike up some sort of conversation. Many of these comments I received where sexual in nature and I found very few to zero women on the website.

Essentially it’s just a website of old men some who are perverts. I do not recommend it if you are interested in genuine nudism.