It's a hot summer's day in the nation's capital and members of Get Naked Australia are cooling off by taking it all off, ready to pose in a particularly colourful photo shoot.
Founder Brendan Jones describes Get Naked Australia as a "body-positive group that runs clothing-optional events to help get people comfortable with the skin they're in".
"Body dysmorphia's a massive problem in today's society and, I think, being naked socially with other people is a confronting yet extremely rewarding thing to do," he says. An organiser of the group, she thought an event in Canberra was a "no-brainer" after the success of the same colourful event in Sydney, giving visitors to the Sydney Opera House and one of Australia's most famous beaches an eye-full.
"I've been involved with this group for so long, yet every single event, I find a new piece of myself that I just love and embrace.Lauren says the events encourage participants to "embrace the body they're given" and denounce negative body images, a notion perpetuated on social media.
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