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 Women were invited to bring a prop to pose with, and each was given the option of having her face obscured. Sharing my own personal connection to the naturism movement and reassuring them we were there to tell an authentic story was the first step toward building trust. At the bottom of this house there is a garage. In the garage there is an old car. If you manage to start it and open the garage door you can escape that way. Carol Armstrong, ‘Biology, Design, Photography: Difference According to Diane Arbus’, October, vol.66, Autumn 1993, pp.28–54.

Her leading man was said to be an artist who left his “conventions behind in London” and propositioned the young star to model for him. But as our team (producer Erin Mussolum and producer/director of photography Ryan Mah) began to shape the story as a way to celebrate the genuine love my grandparents shared for each other, I began to warm up to the idea. So in a quest to learn more about your grandparents' nudist lifestyle, you started to spend time at the Van Tan Club, Canada's oldest naturist club — conveniently located in Vancouver, where you live. What was your first visit to the Van Tan club like?

Suzanne Goodrich is 64. The former handbag designer maintains her fit physique by hitting the gym in Los Angeles three times a week. Sign in to see reasons why you may or may not like this based on your games, friends, and curators you follow.

Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? We would like to hear from you. There is only one way to describe making a documentary with your closest working collaborators in the nude: ultimate team bonding. There is only one way to describe making a documentary with your closest working collaborators in the nude: ultimate team bonding. - Danny Berish, Director, Nude to Me But you have to be careful because Granny hears everything and if you drop something on the floor or walking on a creaking floor she will start running to the place she heard that sound.The crew of Nude to Me wanted to “walk the walk” as they spent time at the Van Tan Club, so they stripped down to film interviews with club members. (CBC/Nude to Me) She races off into the night pursued by her suitor, who moments before tries to reassure her “it’s not true” before he also darts across the sand and the trailer ends. 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.