Charlie Simonds

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Also Known As Charles Simonds, Charlie

Charlie Simonds

Biography

Charlie Simonds was commissioned into the Parachute Regiment from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in 1962 and saw active service in the Middle East. Having served for eight years in the regiment, he retired with the rank of captain before working for many years as a flying instructor. Then Charlie, a lifelong naturist, became an internationally acclaimed photographer and film producer of the naturist lifestyle. His writing and photographs have been published in numerous different naturist magazines around the world. Among the 214 covers of those featuring Charlie's photographs, 146 have appeared on the cover of H&E naturist alone in the past 33 years. Charlie and his company, Parafotos, have also produced 64 films about naturism and naturist resorts in the UK, USA, France, Greece, Spain, the Canaries, the Balearics, Turkey, Portugal, Croatia and the Caribbean.

Known For

Director

2004
2003
Euronat

as Director

2003
1999
A Canarian Dream

as Director

1998
Corsica, Naturally

as Director

1998
Free Sun Naturally

as Director

1997
Lazily Languedoc

as Director

1997
1996
Why Go Naked?

as Director

1996
1996
Naked Video Shoot

as Director

1995
Naturism UK

as Director

1995
Barely Balearic

as Director

1994
Naked Enchantment

as Director

1994
1992
1992
Treasured Island

as Director

1991
1991
1990
Perfect Exposure

as Director

1990
Hitch-Hike

as Director

Camera

2004
Alice's Naked Summer - Part II

as Director of Photography

2004
2004
Alice's Naked Summer

as Director of Photography

2004
Alice's Naked Summer

as Camera Operator

2003
Euronat

as Director of Photography

2003
Euronat

as Camera Operator

2003
Get Liberated - Get Naked

as Camera Operator

2003
Get Liberated - Get Naked

as Director of Photography

2003
Palm Springs Naturally

as Director of Photography

2003
Palm Springs Naturally

as Camera Operator

2001
Mediterranean France - Naturally

as Director of Photography

2001
2001
Costa Natura - Naked Village

as Camera Operator

2001
Costa Natura - Naked Village

as Director of Photography

2000
2000
Crete - Naturally: Vritomartis

as Director of Photography

1999
A Canarian Dream

as Camera Operator

1999
A Canarian Dream

as Director of Photography

1999
Happiness Is A Brown Bum!

as Camera Operator

1999
Happiness Is A Brown Bum!

as Director of Photography

1998
Corsica, Naturally

as Camera Operator

1998
Corsica, Naturally

as Director of Photography

1998
Free Sun Naturally

as Camera Operator

1998
Free Sun Naturally

as Director of Photography

1997
Lazily Languedoc

as Director of Photography

1997
Formentera - Naturally

as Camera Operator

1997
Formentera - Naturally

as Director of Photography

1997
Lazily Languedoc

as Camera Operator

1996
Why Go Naked?

as Director of Photography

1996
Why Go Naked?

as Camera Operator

1996
Naked Video Shoot

as Director of Photography

1996
Cast Off With Cockatoo

as Director of Photography

1996
Naked Video Shoot

as Camera Operator

1996
Cast Off With Cockatoo

as Camera Operator

1995
Naturism UK

as Director of Photography

1995
Naturism UK

as Camera Operator

1995
Barely Balearic

as Camera Operator

1995
Barely Balearic

as Director of Photography

1995
Cretan Kalypso - The Naked Truth

as Director of Photography

1995
1994
Naked Enchantment

as Camera Operator

1994
Naked Enchantment

as Director of Photography

1994
Cap d'Agde, Naked City

as Camera Operator

1994
Cap d'Agde, Naked City

as Director of Photography

1992
Mermaid: A Flippant Tale

as Camera Operator

1992
Mermaid: A Flippant Tale

as Director of Photography

1992
Treasured Island

as Camera Operator

1992
Treasured Island

as Director of Photography

1991
Alison: Over the Moon

as Director of Photography

1991
Alison: Over the Moon

as Camera Operator

1991
Simone and 1000 Flowers

as Camera Operator

1991
Simone and 1000 Flowers

as Director of Photography

1990
Perfect Exposure

as Camera Operator

1990
Perfect Exposure

as Director of Photography

1990
Hitch-Hike

as Camera Operator

1990
Hitch-Hike

as Director of Photography

Producer

2004
2003
Euronat

as Producer

2003
1999
A Canarian Dream

as Producer

1998
Corsica, Naturally

as Producer

1998
Free Sun Naturally

as Producer

1997
Lazily Languedoc

as Producer

1997
1996
Why Go Naked?

as Producer

1996
Naked Video Shoot

as Producer

1996
1995
Naturism UK

as Producer

1995
Barely Balearic

as Producer

1994
Naked Enchantment

as Producer

1994
1992
1992
Treasured Island

as Producer

1991
1991
1990
Perfect Exposure

as Producer

1990
Hitch-Hike

as Producer

Actor

2003
Palm Springs Naturally

as Self - Presenter

2003
Euronat

as Self

2002
2001
2000
Crete - Naturally: Vritomartis

as Self - Presenter

1999
1998
Free Sun Naturally

as Self - Presenter

1996
1996
Why Go Naked?

as Self -Presenter

1995
1995
Naturism UK

as Self - Presenter

1994
Cap d'Agde, Naked City

as Self (uncredited)

1994
1992
Treasured Island

as Photographer Charlie (uncredited)