![]() ![]() I mentioned this to my girlfriend at the time and a local (very feminist) barista and they both lambasted me for being a chauvinist pig. The initial thought was to do the traditional pinup girl and motorcycle photos. I wasn’t totally sure what to do but figured that it may as well be something I enjoy photographing. A local gallery had asked me to do a photo show and I decided that it would be fun to shoot an entire show in a month. The project was more of a whim than anything else. If your children ever ask you what job to have if they want to own fun Brit bikes, tell them anything but a photographer. My motorcycle ownership has been quite bleak (primarily due to the career choice of photojournalist) and has consisted of two Honda CB650’s and a 1965 Vespa. Photograph: Gil Riego Jr.Sinar F2 | Rodenstock 210mm f5.6 | Ilford FP4+ 125 If you missed out on Saturday morning’s ride, you can catch up with some innocuous but definitely NSFW photos below. It also marked the first year with a spin-off ride, WNBR Womxn, which met up in the Arts District later that evening. Things were mostly back to normal this year, though-save for some added nose-and-mouth protection. Last year’s ride was planned for late June and put on hold amid the uncertainty of stay-at-home orders (it was eventually scrapped altogether). ![]() As far as the bare-as-you-dare dress code, that’s in the name of showing that nudity isn’t necessarily indecent, and as a means to celebrate body positivity. Photograph: Gil Riego Jr.īare behinds certainly make the biggest splash, but the WNBR has quite a few stated goals: Primarily, it’s actually a demonstration in favor of car-free transportation alternatives and a healthier planet. Live (where the Emmys were being held just a day later). After some riders painted themselves and masked up, the pack began to pedal along an eight-mile route that made its way all over DTLA, including a jaunt up Figueroa by L.A. According to organizers, more than 355 riders assembled Saturday at a staging area by the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Yep, the World Naked Bike Ride L.A. was back this weekend. on Saturday morning were definitely nude. Nope, that wasn’t just post-earthquake paranoia: Those cyclists you saw in Downtown L.A. ![]()
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