gone with the blue

Spencer Tunik

Yes I was there for the naked photo shoot in front of the Opera House. We got up at 3am on a chilly morning and joined 5200 other tired people (well actually some were still going from the night before) to wait, to wait, to wait, and finally to strip naked and get into silly poses for Spencer Tunik (I'm somewhere toward the back on the right - the official picture will be far better). The moment when people started stripping was definitely the highlight - I thought the event would be gimmicky but taking part changed my mind. There was a real communal, friendly atmosphere and we all cheered each other on - it was yes liberating. After shooting outside we went inside the building for more posing. At one point one guy was spotted still wearing his shirt and was duly jeered and heckled. Another guy got chucked out for lewd posing (he was one of those still going from the night before). And we all had a great time.

Of course it was in the news a lot.