"SELF-PORTRAIT IN BLUE AND GRAY" ::: © JTK.CA

My 1994 "SOLITUDE" nude self-portrait collaged with my more recent "DELICATE FUSION" sky photo.

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NAKED HISTORY (...A THOUSAND WORDS {SELF-PORTRAIT})

"NAKED HISTORY (...A THOUSAND WORDS {SELF-PORTRAIT})"
by JTK.CA
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"NUDIST SUPERHERO" ::: © JTK.CA

This Photo Story also appears at
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TAD =
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JONATHAN TAD KETCHEN Creative Adventurer (JTK.CA)
"I'm out of my mind. Please leave a message." (519) 780-1057.
Guelph (pronounced "Gwelf"), Ontario, Canada, eh?
TAD is an Award-Winning Artist, Published Poet, Prolific Photographer, and Nude Model.



"NUDIST SUPERHERO (The inspirational true story of
Tad's nudist friend Sandy)" ::: © JTK.CA

"NUDIST SUPERHERO
(The inspirational true story of
Tad's nudist friend Sandy)"
by JTK.CA
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PORTRAIT OF SANDY


SANDY BY THE FIRE

This is my nudist friend, Sandy, from Ontario Roaming Bares (Toronto Chapter) {orbToronto.org}. I took the two photos, above, at the ORB Toronto 2003 Christmas party at a member family's home. Sandy is a gem. After these pictures were taken, she gave a live donation of part of her liver to her friend, Ellen, who needed the transplant to live. Now Sandy wears a large scar on her abdomen, a reminder to all of us what true friendship is. Since I took the above photos prior to her surgery, Sandy said, "I guess these will be my BEFORE pictures." By her kind permission, below are two of her own AFTER pictures, the topfree photo showing her scar:





Sandy gave Ellen a couple of extra years of life and friendship. Unfortunately, Ellen passed away in May 2006.



Sandy is the Customer Service Manager at
Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park
BareOaks.ca
in Sharon, Ontario.
1-888-373-9124.

Sandy is the founder of
Newmarket Nature Bares
nnbares.fcn.ca
which hosts nude swims
at an indoor public (salt water) pool, in Newmarket, Ontario.
Nude dining is also arranged after some of the swims.



The "NUDIST SUPERHERO" True Story (above): Copyright © Jonathan Tad Ketchen (JTK.CA)

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JTK.CA + NudistPoet.com + TadCreations.com + NudeCreations.com =
JONATHAN TAD KETCHEN Creative Adventurer (JTK.CA)
"I'm out of my mind. Please leave a message." (519) 780-1057.
Guelph (pronounced "Gwelf"), Ontario, Canada, eh?
TAD is an Award-Winning Artist, Published Poet, Prolific Photographer, and Nude Model.

"ELECTRONIC PAINTING & NUDE SELF-PORTRAIT" ::: © JTK.CA

"ELECTRONIC PAINTING & NUDE SELF-PORTRAIT"
by JTK.CA
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Obviously, I've always associated my electronic painting ("EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW / THIEF IN THE NIGHT") with Philippians 2:9-11, but I never realized how much my nude self-portrait (below) also fits with the Scripture passage! Cool!



"EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW / THIEF IN THE NIGHT" ::: © JTK.CA

Philippians 2:9-11, King James Version

 ⁹Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

 ¹⁰That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

 ¹¹And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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"BALLS OF STEEL" ::: © JTK.CA

"BALLS OF STEEL"
by JTK.CA
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Upon seeing my website, a friend of mine said,
"You have balls of steel, and I can see them!"
This self-portrait is a tribute to him ;-)


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"I'M NOT NAKED, I'M WEARING A HAT" ::: © JTK.CA

"I'M NOT NAKED, I'M WEARING A HAT"
by JTK.CA
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"SELF-PORTRAIT ON MY 42ND BIRTHDAY" ::: © JTK.CA

"SELF-PORTRAIT ON MY 42ND BIRTHDAY"
by JTK.CA
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DECEMBER 31, 2009

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"ME LEARNING HOW TO UPGRADE MY MAC'S RAM"...( NUDE, OF COURSE ;-) ::: © JTK.CA

"ME LEARNING HOW TO UPGRADE MY MAC'S RAM"
...( NUDE, OF COURSE ;-)
by JTK.CA
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"MORNING SURPRISE" ::: © JTK.CA

"MORNING SURPRISE"
by JTK.CA
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JTK.CA BESIDE HIMSELF

"DANCE WITH CHAOS" ::: © JTK.CA

"DANCE WITH CHAOS" by JTK.CA
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My graphicpoem "DANCE WITH CHAOS" includes one of my first nude self-portraits. I started doing them in 1994, as part of Black & White Photography class, during my art major at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana. I graduated from VU, with my Bachelor of Arts, in December 1995. My major was ART (with a GRAPHIC DESIGN concentration). My individualized minor was THEATRE AND DANCE. Naturally, all this led to several janitorial jobs ;-)

I've been retired, since 2004, on Disability pensions for my Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. My OCD kept losing me jobs, and I decided to stop torturing myself.

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"TAD ON THE ROCKS" ::: © JTK.CA

Me enjoying a sunny day at FOUR SEASONS NUDIST RESORT (TheFourSeasons.com), in Freelton, Ontario, Canada.

The title "TAD ON THE ROCKS" is literal, obviously. However, "TAD ON THE ROCKS" is also a joking title, since I'm still waiting for a woman...any woman to make her order at the bar. "I'll have Tad on the rocks!" ;-)

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"NUDIST HYPOCRISY (Essay)" & "NAKED GEOMETRY (Self-Portrait)" ::: © JTK.CA

"NUDIST HYPOCRISY (Essay)" & "NAKED GEOMETRY (Self-Portrait)"
by JTK.CA
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Many people probably think I am a walking oxymoron when I call myself a Nudist Christian. I get in trouble in Christian circles because I am a Nudist; and I get in trouble in Nudist circles because I do NOT need Viagra.

I think nudist culture is hypocritical when it chants the mantra, "BODY ACCEPTANCE," over and over again, and then tells a man to cover up that hideous erection. In my view, erections should not need to be hidden. Erections are not behaviour. They simply happen, often spontaneously. Of course, you can engage in bad behaviour with an erection, but you can also engage in bad behaviour while breathing, but we don't ban breathing. There is a difference between simply "having" an erection and "playing with" an erection. Simply "having" an erection should be a non-issue in nudist culture, unless we want to take back our "BODY ACCEPTANCE" mantra, and tell a man who obviously doesn't need Viagra, "Put that hideous thing away!" Erections are NOT a threat.

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TAD'S NOTE:
http://ClothesFree.com is truly a body acceptance site. I even read an article there that shared my frustration with nudism's erection prohibition. As far as I'm concerned, http://ClothesFree.com is the best nudism informational and educational site on the web! However, they do not necessarily endorse my views or my photo above. I simply think they're great, and I'm telling you to check out their http://ClothesFree.com site.

"TAD'S NUDE PHOTOS: SELF-PORTRAITS AND PORTRAITS" ::: © JTK.CA

"TAD'S NUDE PHOTOS: SELF-PORTRAITS AND PORTRAITS"
by JTK.CA
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ALL of Tad's nudes may be viewed on
http://NudeCreations.com
his official JTK.CA "NAKED" Blog.

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"EDWARD WESTON and CHARIS WILSON" ::: © JTK.CA

"EDWARD WESTON and CHARIS WILSON"
(Review of the "ELOQUENT NUDE" documentary)
by JTK.CA
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When I was an art major at Valparaiso University (http://www.valpo.edu), I remember falling in love with Edward Weston's photography of Charis Wilson, his nude model, muse, and wife! The photographic partnership began in the Great Depression era. Even then, without knowing that much, I felt as though I knew her through his lens, and I fell in love. Now I've seen the http://EloquentNude.org documentary and know her even better. The documentary even includes 2007 interviews with the 90-year-old Charis Wilson. I highly recommend the http://EloquentNude.org documentary. I saw it on TV, and I will be buying my own copy of the DVD!

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"MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE" ::: © JTK.CA

"MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE"
by JTK.CA
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::: Click on image to ENLARGE :::

^^^ Click on image to ENLARGE ^^^

That's me (Tad) in the middle, between two of my friends.

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SOLITUDE (1994 nude self-portrait & 2004 poem)

Combining my 1994 nude self-portrait from photography class at Valparaiso University ( http://www.valpo.edu ) with a poem of the same title that I wrote ten years later, in 2004, is an interesting take on my views on "SOLITUDE" at the beginning and end of a decade.

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"IMAGINARY CONVERSATION" ::: © JTK.CA

"IMAGINARY CONVERSATION"
by JTK.CA
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::: Click on image to ENLARGE :::

^^^ Click on image to ENLARGE ^^^

This is a nude self-portrait. Instead of tripod and timer, I used filing cabinet and timer ;-)

For my nude self-portraits, sometimes I use tripod and timer, and other times I use volunteer, uncredited ghost photographers to make the shots easier. Then I pick the best shots and spend time Photoshopping the best. With my writings ( http://TadCreations.com ) I pretty much share everything eventually. With my photography, I'm a lot more selective, because I spend a lot more time editing each image with cropping and with my various ownership labels. I wouldn't waste my time editing something I wasn't happy with. Like I said, with my writing, I share everything, because I've sometimes had people tell me they really like a particular poem, which amazes me, because I wasn't all that confident in it. So, after the postitive feedback, my opinion on my own work often changes. With photos, I'm often more selective, not putting everything out there, because photos take up a lot more computer memory than poems.

Hmmm. I just thought, if no one reads this, perhaps the photo above is an illustration of this "IMAGINARY CONVERSATION" ;-)

It's not that often I get to see my own bum in real life. As you've probably noticed, most of my photography focuses on my penis, personally my favourite of my body parts.

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"CONTENTMENT" ::: © JTK.CA

"CONTENTMENT"
by JTK.CA
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"CONTENTMENT" is my latest nude self-portrait. I was going to title it, "GETTING OLD (41 AND COUNTING)," but then I realized the look on my face is one of contentment! "What you say?" Yes, that is my perfectly content look. Years ago, Mom saw me watching TV, and I had this same look on my face. She said, "It looks like you lost your best friend." But, I was perfectly happy, watching a favourite show, probably "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION."

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