Should people be taking your picture?

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• DA

  

  Dan

  Apr 7, 2021

  I know in Canada there is nothing that can be done to stop your picture from being taken by anyone at any time. The law states that the only time pictures are not permitted is where there is an expectation of privacy. aka your home, washroom, change room, (You get the point) public places like beaches (Yes even nude beaches) is public and there is no expectation of privacy. so if someone was to take your picture they are allowed and you can do nothing to stop them. The only thing about this is, that picture is not permissible to be uploaded to any public forum without your consent. So if the person is only there to take pics that only they will ever look at then fine. but they cannot show the pic to anyone nor can the upload it without consent.

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• MA

  

  Marcus

  Jul 22, 2021

  A nudist beach is a private setting. Everyone is showing her or his private parts. Making photos is only possible after getting consent. Anything else is voyeuristic behaviour. Of course you can make photos of the beach with nobody on it.

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• GU

  

  Guzzi27

  Jul 22, 2021

  [quote]A nudist beach is a private setting.[/quote] every nudist beach I have been on has been a public place. The issue of consent might well vary from country to country, in some places the consent us to publish. If people are taking general photos on the beach, or you happen to be in the background of a shot then I dont think you have much cause for objections. If someone is taking close up or candid shots without your permission then that is another matter, just as it might be if you were clothed. We can hardly argue that nudity/naturism is perfectly natural and then object if we happen to be caught in a photo while naked in a nudist beach.

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• ME

  Member

  Jul 30, 2021

  Earlier this year I went to Birdie Beach NSW Australia (one of a few legally nude beaches on our East Coast) and there was a crew there taking a photo shoot of a naked young woman.

  At first I thought it was all okay, but the crew were clothed and you really couldn't work out exactly what they were all doing all the time (there were three plus a body guard). Different shots at different angles I am certain picked up some of us in the background...

  What 'peaves' me about this is that with the crew and body guard they could have done this most any beach even a clothed one...Some of us have probably been included in some magazine or website as 'background extras' and without our permission or payment!

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• FU

  

  FullSun

  Jul 30, 2021

  Professional shots like you are describing almost guaranteed have it so the depth of field in the pictures is such that more than likely you are just a blur. Either way in the end youve most likely been photoshopped out of the picture.

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• MA

  

  macnude

  Jul 31, 2021

  Should you really care? Of course, it is possible that someone you know may come across your nude picture. Then again, it's possible that you may be struck by lightning on that nude beach or find that you have won the Grand Prize in the lottery.

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• MA

  

  ManOfWicklow

  Aug 2, 2021

  I never worry about anyone taking photos my beautiful naked body.

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• JE

  

  Jerry

  Aug 4, 2021

  This is a bit of a tough one.
  If the beach has signs up that state no photographs allowed, then people should not be taking pictures, period.
  If there are no signs, then it is up in the are, and common courtesy (which isnt so common any more) would say that they shouldnt take pictures without permission of those in the photos.
  When it comes to legality, in most places in the US, the expectation of privacy comes into play. If you have an expectation of privacy, then a photographer needs permissions to take your photos. If you do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy (like on a public beach) then, they do not need your permission to take your photos. Now if they try to sell those photos, then they need to have some form of model release form from you giving them permission to sell your images, or they could run into other legal issues.
  Based on all of the above, if Im on a public nude beach or clothing optional beach, I do not have any expectations of privacy, and assume that someone will be taking photos that I may be in. Of course, if Im there, then I also generally fully expect other people to see my naked body, so whats the difference?

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• FU

  

  FullSun

  Aug 4, 2021

  Im not sure why people get concerned about pictures being taken of them. If pictures are taken they arent even a blip on a radar screen and the chances of them being seen are very low. Doing a few Google searches it was easy to find that in 2014 people uploaded 1.8 billion pictures every day and in 2021 it is estimated that 1.44 trillion pictures will be taken which equates to 3.94 billion pictures per day. So the likelihood of the 10 or so pictures of you someone took of you on a beach is practically nil.

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• SA

  

  Stone Andy

  Aug 4, 2021

  In the US I understand the individual pretty much gives up their right to privacy and not having their picture taken once they're in public. How their image is used is of course another issue. I have a friend who's a photographer and takes great candid shots of clothed people on the lakefront path near where he lives. He has an expensive phone camera and so they don't notice it, and a lot of cropping and editing is required afterwards. He does amazing work and elevates humanity in his work. He shows the beauty of all people, mostly without all their faces, and I don't see it as an invasion of their privacy.

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• ME

  Member

  Aug 10, 2021

  I can only speak of the USA which is pretty messed up when it comes to nudity. One is pretty much fair game for your picture being taken in a legal nudist place. The exception is if the photo dude is either run off or punched in the face by a bigger husband that takes exception to it. If the photo guy takes a pic through your home window now he is a sex offender. In many states if one walks naked by a window and there is a complaint then you are investigated as a sex offender.

  Like I said it's it all messed here. We have been to many clubs and resorts and they all have been camera banned. We are not so camera shy but want some control over it as we work in the public sector and nudity is a scary thing to most here.

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• HI

  Hightide

  Aug 10, 2021

  I certainly hope that peeps will have the common decency to take my picture, I'm actually afraid of the future when know one wants a pic of my fully tanned athletic Bod and nice looking cock of average size.

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• ME

  Member

  Aug 29, 2021

  If people are going to take pictures, then it should only be of themselves or their party. The pictures of my friends that I see when they go to the nude beach is only of them and I can barely make out any people in the background. Where we get into trouble is when people get camera snappy with random people because they like what they see or dislike what they see.

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• PA

  

  Paul

  Jan 15, 2022

  Clothing-optional beaches are almost always open to the public -- as such, you have no right or reasonable expectation of privacy. Legally, if someone wants to take your picture, they can do so without your consent. Further, if they were, for example, to enter that photograph into a photo contest and perchance win a prize, they own you nothing.

  Since being nude does not expose any part of your body that is indecent, shameful, or inappropriate, there can be no cause for concern regarding such photography.

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• MA

  

  ManOfWicklow

  Jan 15, 2022

  Anyone who has a problem with being photographed on the beach, should stay away from public places.

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• PA

  

  Paul

  Jan 15, 2022

  Exactly.[quote]Anyone who has a problem with being photographed on the beach, should stay away from public places.[/quote]How can someone be a nudist/naturist out on a clothing-optional beach andalsobe concerned about being photographed? Either youdo nothave shameful parts or youdohave shameful parts -- can't have it both ways.

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• ME

  Member

  Jan 15, 2022

  [quote]Exactly. Anyone who has a problem with being photographed on the beach, should stay away from public places. How can someone be a nudist/naturist out on a clothing-optional beach and also be concerned about being photographed? Either you do not have shameful parts or you do have shameful parts -- can't have it both ways.[/quote] We live in a society where the powers that be in certain professions such as teaching (where the teacher is required to be pure as the driven snow - whatever that means is defined by parents and school administrators) will take action against anyone who appears in a nude photo. Don't believe me then ask any teacher who was fired because students found a nude photo and circulated it among themselves. There are many teachers (especially during the Summer months off) who frequent nude beaches because they personally enjoy nudism but are also very concerned about one of their students discovering them on the beach and snapping a photo of them. No one ever questions why the students were on the beach in the first place because students are always innocent. It is always the teachers who should know better. Being nude on a beach is certainly considered to be 'immoral' by our hypocritical society.

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• PA

  

  Paul

  Jan 15, 2022

  I understand what you're saying. [quote]We live in a society where the powers that be in certain professions such as teaching (where the teacher is required to be pure as the driven snow - whatever that means is defined by parents and school administrators) will take action against anyone who appears in a nude photo. Don't believe me then ask any teacher who was fired because students found a nude photo and circulated it among themselves. There are many teachers (especially during the Summer months off) who frequent nude beaches because they personally enjoy nudism but are also very concerned about one of their students discovering them on the beach and snapping a photo of them. No one ever questions why the students were on the beach in the first place because students are always innocent. It is always the teachers who should know better. Being nude on a beach is certainly considered to be 'immoral' by our hypocritical society.[/quote] And, unfortunately, it's entirely true.
  
  If this is the case for someone (and I know several people in this situation -- none of them teachers), they had best stay off clothing-optional beaches. Truly, it is unfortunate, but it's the reality we have to live with.
  
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• NU

  nudeyooper

  Jan 15, 2022

  Something else that is true is that if on a beach wearing a swimsuit that does not meet community standards because it might be too brief will cause as much trouble as nudity. Behaviors of others can also generate a lost job for a teacher. I know of a case where a teacher was in a restaurant with a bar. Another person physically attacked, the teacher was arrested, and even though there were no charges brought against the teacher when the case was investigated, the teacher was given a new assignment where he had no contact with students. The job was then so mundane that early retirement was the result and that cut his income substantially.

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• ME

  Member

  Oct 21, 2022

  The problem is you'll never know: a) what their intentions are to do with the photos and b) whether they are on wide shot or zoomed on you (or another individual).

  I experienced this problem earlier this year and was made to feel very uncomfortable as the young male taking the photo in my direction clearly worked out at the gym, had an aggressive stance and generally had a 'don't fuck with me attitude'...

  And I come back to why my wife doesn't participate in the nude community - dickheads taking photos at beaches...

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• ME

  Member

  Oct 21, 2022

  I had an experience a few years ago at my favourite CO beach. A woman (clothed) was walking along the beach with a SLR camera with a large telephoto lens. She seemed to take photo's of the cliffs but she also focussed and seemed to take photo's of 2 naked guys further along the beach from me. They were not doing anything you shouldn't at a public beach so they were not doing anything wrong, this is a CO beach. She kept walking further but when she returned I approached her and called out not to take photo's of people at the beach without their permission, she called back F... Off. I may have been in the wrong in hindsight. When we are at the beach we are in public and anyone can potentially take our photo. I personally don't think they should, but how do you stop that. Hard to argue privacy, we are naked in public, putting our bodies out there.

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• BR

  

  Brian

  Oct 22, 2022

  As you say, hard to call for privacy when you are in a public place, as for people taking photos, we'll, it's a public place so you can't stop them, in the same way as no one can insist you cover up because it's legally clothing optional,.. As for where the pictures end up, probably on Facebook or some such place, which might be a concern for some people, but I think the vast majority of people would not be bothered or at all surprised to see there were naked people at a Co beach,!! Just as it would be no surprise to see people in swimming trunks at the pool, but if you were in the middle of town.... Both would be seen as inappropriate, I think context would make it acceptable in most people's eyes..

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