So I came across a website [broken link] dedicated to people posting pictures of themselves doing naked dares in public. The website consists of a long list of dares, which are mainly locations or objects to pose with (e.g., in front of a store, or on an elevator). In order to complete a dare, you must be photographed fully nude (shoes alone are permitted) in a public place. It is not necessary that anyone see you (except, maybe, for a couple of specific dares that involve other people). The execution of the site leaves much to be desired, but I find the idea behind it to be positively thrilling. However, there's a bit of a demographic problem - and it's not so much the site's claim to be in desperate need of more "lady members", but rather more attractive people in general. I find it absurd to think that I would be turned away as a [technically] male only member, considering the quality of pictures I strive toward both as a model and as a photographer.
Call me heartless and superficial if you must, but I'm not making any judgments about these people's lives, their personalities, their interest in this hobby, or their right to engage in it. I just think that where the visual medium is involved, appearance becomes a relevant factor to consider. I mean, it's one thing to go out and engage in these dares, and then report on them - and I understand that the pictures serve as a kind of proof - but the website does seem to heavily emphasize them, and I agree that pictures of naked public dares are something that would be exciting to look at. But they would be far more appealing if the people in them were more attractive. And I hate to sound insensitive, but a lot of these images feature people (especially the most frequent regulars, it would seem) who are not merely average people with average bodies, but those who take the stereotypical "nudist demographic" (old and/or overweight) to an extreme. If you're going to dabble in nude modeling, it is not enough to simply be naked. One must be naked and attractive. And so I'm left here wondering, where are all the attractive people who enjoy the thrill of being naked in public? Aside from being featured on porn sites, that is. Or is that it?
Anyway, as I said, I find the idea positively thrilling, and I would love to go on an expedition of naked public dares in theory, but I also don't want to get into any trouble, in this increasingly monitored and connected world. And I wouldn't be satisfied merely taking surreptitious snapshots, as I imagine many of the members of this site do - I'd want to create eye-catching images up to my usual standards of artistry. Which means going to even further trouble to set up a tripod and frame a good shot, which in some circumstances, would be very difficult to do. This is the sort of thing that would be greatly facilitated by having an accomplice (whether to hold the camera, or just act as a lookout), but I unfortunately do not know anyone who is both as artistically-minded as I am, and committed enough to the thrill of public nudity to be willing to take partial responsibility for engaging in these arguably illicit activities.
