Pictures

[couscous]

Why do we have to pay to view the pictures on this site. I believe that INA should be happy to show there extensive collection of the great aspects of nudist life. If they need to make money, why not set up a donation, i'm sure that people would donate.

[couscous]

Why do we have to pay to view the pictures on this site. I believe that INA should be happy to show there extensive collection of the great aspects of nudist life. If they need to make money, why not set up a donation, i'm sure that people would donate.

[Karen and Curt]

Couscous,

As a couple who have a lot of their photos up on INA's site, we appreciate the fact that you have to pay to see them. Having to pay to become a member of INA creates one, albeit small, obstacle to these pictures being freely disseminated throughout the web. I guess that is the risk we pay for putting the pics on the site, but hopefully they will mostly be viewed by like-minded nudists.

-Curt and Karen

[FireProf]

Though we have not posted any pictures of us, I agree with Curt and Karen. If viewing pictures of nude members is important...so should joining INA. The website, the information shared by INA staff and the credibility INA has achieved wasn't without costs.

It's not that expensive and it's good for them and us to belong to a nationally recognized nudist organization.

[R.M.GREENMAN2]

Becoming a member,is not that bad nor difficult.
The "Nudes in the News" are entertaining, and the photos they add each month are great. Although, I wish most of the photos would come with captions.
I am always wondering as to what is going on in this photo, which resort or beach is this, and what country is this one from. There are alot that I am assuming are from Eastern Europe or Russia.

[Nude\'n\'happy]

I have posted several pictures of myself and my wife and I agree with Karen and Curt. When I submit a photo to INA, I state that it may be placed in the members only area. This helps prevent viewing and duplicating by people looking for something else. As Karen and Curt stated, they are less likely to end up all over the web, such as porn sites which also charge for viewing.

The one thing I started doing with the last set of pictures I submitted was to place text on the picture stating where and when it was taken. This way others who are interested in going to the same locations would know where to go.

[Guest]

Teenagers generally don't have credit cards or checking accounts, or am I behind the times more than I already know I am? They all seem to be carrying their own pagers and cell phones these days! Joining or buying online usually requires a credit card.

[FireProf]

No, you are probably right Jon-Marc. And you are correct that alot of these teenagers have cell phones and with that run up pretty high monthly phone charges. I think if this young man wants to see member pictures he should talk to his parents about his feelings about nudism. He can show them this website, if his parents approve, they can allow him to join. My guess is that unless they are open to this lifestyle, they may not want him in here.

I still feel that one should be a member to be allowed access to certain areas of the INA website, maybe what can be done is as simple as rotating the pictures that are free from time to time so those wishing to get a glimpse of the naturist lifestyle can do so without looking at the same 25 free pictures month after month.

[couscous]

exactly change the pics around, i dont have a card, im 15, i dont want to beat off to the pics, but i want to see nudist life before i fully come out and proclaim "I AM A NUDIST"

[Zorro]

It certainly isn't easy being a teenager who wants to embrace the nudist lifestyle when the rest of the family isn't like-minded. I know, I've been there, and about all I could do was relax nude at home when no one else was around. It unfortunately was many years before I was able to "come out of the closet" and finally engage in social nudity as an adult. It was worth the wait, although I wish I had been able to enjoy the nudist lifestyle 20 years earlier. And unlike today, there was no internet with nudist websites I could access when I was a teenager, so I really didn't know what I was missing out on.