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documentation: photography & video

Mark, Claudia, Russ, Morley, and Kathy get naked outside the theatre after our second showing of the Free Beach Trilogy at the Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival. The area was on 10th AVE, north of Union on Capital Hill.

documentation: photography (by KG and ?)

Daniel nudifies two pond areas in the north region of Discovery Park in Seattle, one near the DayBreak Star Cultural Center, and the other near the large north end parking lot.

documentation: photography (by KG)

Kathy, Mark and Paul nudify Eugene, Oregon.

Photo of Kathy and Mark by Paul Rapoport. Click on image for larger view

While in the area, the group enjoyed the 2003 Oregon Country Fair. Topfree images from that event, including one of Kathy, may be found on a photo page within TERA's website at http://tera.ca/photos4.html. According to its web site, the Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) "helps women who encounter difficulty going without tops in public places in Canada and the USA, and informs the public on this issue".

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Participants in the BFC portion of the Nudes Painting Nudes segment at the Fremont Fresh Art Festival take a much needed outdoor break in front of Fremont's beloved sculpture "Waiting for the Interurban" at Fremont Avenue and 34th Street.

The sculpture was started by the newly formed Fremont Arts Council in 1978. The Fremont Arts Council is known today for hosting the most funky and elaborate projects in Seattle, including the Summer Solstice Parade, where the painted naked cyclists first started appearing in the early 1990's

See article by Mark Storey in the Fall 2003 edition of N magazine.

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Pictured left to right: Russ, Judy, Daniel, Mark, Kathy, and Henry. Photo at left by JC. Click on image for larger view

documentation: photography, N magazine article

Russ, Mark, and Daniel do a few acts of civil nudification in Fremont before posing for painters at the Fremont Fresh Art Festival.

See article by Mark Storey in the Fall 2003 edition of N magazine.

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Photo at left by JC.

documentation: photography, N magazine article

Claudia also did a sequence starting from the car along Leary Way to inside a red British-style phonebooth outside Hale's Alehouse between the Fremont and Ballard districts.

Photos above by Daniel Johnson. Click on images for larger views.

documentation: photography, N magazine article

Kathy and JC joined up with us in the evening to do a shot at the Fremont Troll (at 36th St. and Aurora Place N.) as the sunlight filled in the area beneath the Aurora Avenue/George Washington Bridge on SR 99. This famous Seattle public artwork is the winning design of a competition sponsored by the Fremont Arts Council. Check out a Quicktime VR™ 360 degree view of the Fremont Troll.

Picture at left of Mark, Daniel, Claudia, & Kathy at the Fremont Troll. Photography by JC. Currently, only a low res version is available by clicking the thumnail above. Check back again later.

documentation: photography, N magazine article

Claudia did a shot above the SR 520 highway (at the 24th AVE E. overpass).

On 2 June 2003 a small group went out to the Washington Park Arboretum and explored several trails, including several along Lake Washington marshes & shores. The trio posed for several shots there between Marsh Island and Foster Island. The 230 acre site is a living plant museum emphasizing trees and shrubs hardy in the maritime Pacific Northwest. The area is co-managed by the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture and Seattle Parks & Recreation. The Arboretum is just adjacent to Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI). Check out selected Quicktime VR™ 360 degree views of the Arboretum.

See article by Mark Storey in the Fall 2003 edition of N magazine.

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documentation: photography, N magazine article

Photography by Mark Storey. Digital imaging by Daniel Johnson. Click on images for larger view.  

To celebrate World Naturist Day in 2003 (always celebrated on June 1st) we did a quick shot of Daniel flying a box kite at the top of the hill at Seattle's scenic Gas Works Park, located on the north shore of Lake Union. The day was overcast and we just barely had enough wind to get the kite up.

Kathy and Daniel At Gas Works. Photography by Mark Storey. Digital imagin by Daniel Johnson. Click on images for larger view.

This historic landmark was previously used as a plant for the manufacture of gas from coal - later converted to crude oil. As a result of their environmental negligence, much of the area around the plant has high levels of toxins and swimming is ill-advised.

At the top of this hill, often used to view the dramatic city panorama, is a sculpted sundial reflecting the funky spirit of the Fremont community several blocks to the northwest. The downtown Seattle skyline and Space Needle to the south, can be seen in the background of several of the pictures. The Seattle Police Harbor Patrol Headquarters is over the hill to the west, and the remains of the plant are to the east.

See article by Mark Storey in the Fall 2003 edition of N magazine.

documentation: photography, N magazine article

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Three with the BFC nudify the Portland Zoo train station.

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The Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC) of Seattle hosted a Polar Bare Dip on Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 9:00 AM at Luther Burbank Park on the north end of Mercer Island (which lies in the middle of Lake Washington) in King County, Washington. This small kickoff event was used as a small promotional photo opportunity for the group, signaling our commitment to bringing clothing-free opportunities on public lands closer to the people of the cities and beyond.

Daniel, Kathy, and Mark take a dip into 45 degree F Lake Washington. Some images may be enlarged if you click on them. BFC images taken by KG.

The event is similar to other polar bare/bear swims with the unique difference, in part, being a tribute to Benjamin Franklin, known for insisting on taking his morning "air bath". His birthday is on the 17th of January.

Luther Burbank, the namesake for this park, was best known for his work in horticulture. He was also quite a free thinker: "I believe in the immortality of influence", he once said. The BFC believes that a small number of dedicated people working together, within their communities, can have a dramatic influence on public opinion and policy.

Luther Burbank Park is now home to King County Park System's administrative offices. We thought it would be symbolic to do a public action at the Park System's headquarters, and also arguably one of the metropolitan area's most beloved parks, still deemed off-limits for wholesome, clothing-free recreation.

As a native of Mercer Island, this is probably Daniel's first beach he ever went wading in as an infant .

documentation: photography, N magazine article, Seattle P-I (and others)

Here is Russ washing his car and enjoying a bike ride through town. You can also often find him at the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade in Seattle as one of several Nekkid Bicyclists.

documentation: photography

Daniel nudifies Fort Williams, Sequim, WA

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documentation: photography