Shane Davis

Although it may not seem obvious at first glance, the close association between clothing, fashion and regulation is interesting in relation to personal freedom, individuality and stereotypical roles within the

I’ve recently been reading some academic papers and research on social attitudes toward nudity over the last century. Some of the interesting background material highlights the contradictory nature of the

I have to say I’m in great admiration of Urban Nudists including Steve Gough for challenging people’s comfort zone where applicable. “Hey man, it's just a dick” nicely sums up

I am happily and unapologetically not a nudist. I've never in my life considered myself a nudist, and though I have tried at times to comprehend and understand the nudist

I have commented previously how much it slays me to see people grapple with their religious beliefs. I suspect the reason it troubles me so deeply is because it's far

I feel compelled to write this blog because MarcNude’s three stages of nudity (http://www.naktiv.net/blog/789/the-3-states-of-nudity-on-becoming-a-nudist/) provides a great insight for some, but definitely not for those like myself who perhaps don't

Over the last few years I've observed the various arguments for and against clothes, and indeed clothing optional venues. Nudists often argue that there is something very unsavoury going on

This is a lighthearted stir rather than a serious swipe at any given group or individual. I hope people take it in the tongue in cheek manner in which it's

I recently spent 3 days at River Island just after Christmas for some hiking. The place wasn’t as busy as I imagined it might be for that time of year,

Behind the scenes of the Naktiv site there has always been a team of moderators ensuring that the http://www.naktiv.net/mission-statement and http://www.naktiv.net/rules/ of the site are adhered to. This is accomplished

It never ceases to amaze me just how unbalanced society is. The last few weeks I've been walking around the lake in town after work. It's a pleasant one hour

The closing remarks I made in a comment in this blog http://www.naktiv.net/mobile/blog/488/my-theory-on-why-people-object-to-nude-images/ were perhaps a little strong. That said, as you come to understand how the mind functions and the

It strikes me as somewhat curious that when a particularly attractive female posts photos of themselves there seems to be a flow of gushing compliments about how beautiful they are,

I just finished reading Being Naked by Sally Dali which is a short pleasant autobiography available from Amazon books (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GP48YE4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1398064227&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40) I enjoyed the simple easy style that the author had

Images of naked people. Yuk right? They have their dangly bits hanging out, piercings, tattoos. How about the old flabby ones. Who wants to see all that? Can't they just

Have you discovered how artificial clothes are? How we, the collective, use them to conceal our true nature, use them as a facade to make ourselves feel powerful, relaxed, sexual

Whether anyone has noticed or not, over the last couple of months my contributions to the nudist scene in terms of posts and comments have diminished significantly. There are two

World peace and harmony is achievable within our lifetime because we have it within ourself to stop seeing the world with hatred and fear. YOU and I can change ourselves

I read an article this morning that used an illustration that ended up being two innocent clicks away from hardcore pornography. Ticked off I expressed my thoughts about it here:

Of late I've been doing some interesting reading about the spread of ideas and why and how things catch on. Among a handful of reasons is social currency. That is,

Often I can appreciate both sides of an argument and completely understand where both sides stand and why. Sometimes this is a blessing because I happen to be in a

DISCLAIMER: This is a strongly opinionated piece. If you feel I might be criticising you personally, please don't feel that way. I am not thinking of, or speaking about anyone

Earlier this year I joined The Australian Naturist Federation and took on the webmaster role. The main reason I joined the ANF was so that I could interface with an

I’ve just returned from a great week away at the coast with my family. Interestingly my phone turned to a brick on the first day away, so I’ve spent the