nonshy Photo Policy

Do's, Don't's, and Examples

This page will briefly summarize the photo policy of the nonshy website: what sorts of photos are allowed, which ones should be tagged as 'Explicit' and what sort of content is not allowed to be shared on your photo gallery, the chat room or forums, or broadcast on your webcam.

On Your Photo Gallery

This section governs the acceptable photo policy for member photo galleries (the ones that you upload to your profile page, and which may be visible on the Site Gallery).

Your Default Profile Picture

Your default profile picture is the square cropped avatar that appears at the top of your profile page and it is widely visible across many pages on the nonshy website: including next to your name on the chat room, on your forum posts and comments, on your card on the Member Directory or on friend requests you send to others.

As such, your default profile picture has the following special rules:

It must show your face. 🧑

The nonshy administrators need to see your face so it can be cross checked with your Certification Photo.
You MAY include a partially cropped face (e.g. showing only your mouth and nose) BUT you must have a full and clear face picture somewhere on your Photo Gallery for the administrators to see.

It must NOT be Explicit

Profile pictures are widely displayed on many parts of the site, where the "Explicit content opt-in" feature is not always available.
As such, members who do NOT want to see 'explicit' content would have no way NOT to see your profile picture.
So, your default profile picture MUST NOT be a close-up shot of your junk or depict sexually explicit content.
If you have a dick and it's in your profile picture, your face must be too and your dick must NOT be erect or even half erect!

It MAY be marked as "Friends-only" or "Private"

If you are concerned about other nonshy members seeing your face, you MAY set your default profile picture to "Friends-only" or "Private."
A "Friends-only" photo will display as a yellow placeholder avatar on the Chat Room, and to people who you are not friends with.
A "Private" photo will display as a pink placeholder avatar on the Chat Room, and to people for whom you did not grant access to your private photos.

Acceptable Gallery Photos

The following kinds of photos are allowed on your Photo Gallery:

Pictures of Yourself 🤳

If other people appear in your picture with you, be sure you have their permission to appear on your nonshy gallery!
"Split frame" pictures with others are not OK! We need to know that you at least know the other people depicted, so you all must appear in the same photo together.

Clothed pictures OK

Nude pictures OK

A flaccid penis is OK. If erect or half chub, mark it Explicit.
A butt is OK. But if spread eagle, mark it Explicit.
Breasts are OK. But if the picture is zoomed and focused just on the breasts, mark it Explicit.
If the picture is a close-up shot of your genitalia, e.g. without ~80% of your full body in frame, mark it Explicit!

Some artwork or hobby pictures are OK

If you are an artist (like a painter or sculpter) you MAY show off some of your work on your personal gallery page.
However, you must have several real pictures of yourself on Public that outnumber the unrelated pictures of your hobbies.
Exceptions: photography or A.I. generated pictures do not count under this rule. Sharing an impersonal picture of a landscape or nature scene is not OK.

When to Mark a Photo as 'Explicit'

The 'Explicit' label is reserved for content which is sexually explicit or suggestive in nature. Not all nudists want to see sexual or pornographic content, and the default experience of the nonshy site should keep all the Explicit content hidden away until a member opts-in to see it.

You are free to show off your horny side on your Photo Gallery, but please be sure to mark your pictures as 'Explicit' when they depict sexually charged content.

The following features of a photo will require it to be marked as 'Explicit':

An erect or "half chub" penis 🍆

The majority of our members are men, so this rule is listed first.
If you are erect or even half erect -- if your penis is defying the downward force of gravity -- mark it as 'Explicit.'

A close-up picture of your genitals

A picture is considered "close-up" if it is centered on your junk, e.g. where the picture spans only from your stomach to your thighs or it is similarly centered on your breasts.
Even if your 🍆 dick is flaccid, it is 'Explicit' if your dick is the sole focus of the picture.
A close-up 🍑 butt picture or female-presenting breasts are also to be marked as 'Explicit,' even though if these features appeared on a full-body nude pic (and not in a sexual context) they would normally not need to be marked as Explicit.
Exception: if the picture contains ~90% of your full body (e.g., with only your face cropped out) and (if you have one) your penis is flaccid, e.g. where it would otherwise be a normal, non-sexual, full-body nude but only your face is hidden, it does NOT need to be marked as Explicit under this rule.

Any "spread eagle" or hole picture

While a butt picture is OK (when not the close-up focus of the picture), if you are spreading cheek and showing hole, mark it 'Explicit!'
If you have a vulva and it is spread open and exposed, mark it 'Explicit!'
Prohibited: gaping hole pictures where we can see all the way inside you are too spicy for nonshy! Please see the Prohibited Content section below.

Sexually suggestive pictures

If you are touching or holding onto your junk, it's Explicit!
If you are posed in a sexually enticing way (for example, pointing a finger at your junk), it's Explicit!
If you are dressed in sexually enticing clothing, such as lingerie or mesh net clothing, it's Explicit!
If your junk is the central focus of the picture, e.g. the picture was shot from a low angle looking up your body where your junk is front & center, it's Explicit!

Sexually explicit pictures

Masturbation or sex toys (mild lifestyle devices such as chastity cages or piercings not included - see the exceptions below).
Bodily fluids, such as semen, precum or pee. Note: only solo watersports are tolerated - peeing onto or into someone else is Prohibited.
Sexual activity involving a partner; what a reasonable nudist would label as pornography.

Exceptions: what is NOT 'Explicit' content?

At nonshy, we generally define 'Explicit' content as anything that contains sexually suggestive or explicit material. We feel that most nudists generally have a good instinct on when something is sexually explicit, but there are some grey areas at the boundary of explicit and non-explicit content where not everyone agrees.

At nonshy, we consider a photo to NOT require the 'Explicit' label in the following cases:

Mild lifestyle devices are OK

These include chastity cages, genital piercings, cock rings (when worn around a flaccid penis) and similar jewelry or devices.
If the photo would not otherwise be classified as 'Explicit' apart from the mild lifestyle device, then it does NOT need to be tagged as 'Explicit.'
For example: a full-body nude pic of a man wearing a chastity cage or a cock ring around his flaccid penis, if shot in a neutral, non-sexual environment, and there is nothing sexually charged about the picture except that he is wearing an accessory on his junk, then it is NOT an 'Explicit' photo.

Cross-dressing pictures are OK

Some members of nonshy are trans or non-binary and may post photos wearing clothing that is atypical of their perceived gender. This does NOT mean that these photos are sexual or that they should be marked as Explicit!
If the clothing is sexually suggestive, such as lingerie or mesh net clothing, intended to be sexually provocative: then that does fall under the Explicit photo policy as usual.
If they are just ordinary clothes and the picture is not otherwise framed in a sexual context, it's NOT explicit!

On the Chat Room

The chat room shares the same Acceptable Photo Policy as your personal photo gallery, and this applies both to photos shared on the chat room and the content of your webcam when you are broadcasting.

Photo Channels

Please respect the acceptable photo policy of each of the public chat room channels, and only share pictures in the appropriate channels.

On channel: 📸 Nudes 😇
- Only NON-Explicit, normal nudes are to be shared on this channel.
- If the picture were posted on your Photo Gallery and didn't need to be marked as Explicit, it is OK to share on this channel.
- Please see the Explicit Photo Guidelines above.
On channel: 📸 Lewds 😈
- This channel is for sexual, or 'lewd' pictures.
- If the picture were posted on your Photo Gallery and it would've required the Explicit label, it is OK to share on this channel.
- Please see the Explicit Photo Guidelines above.
- Note: 'normal nudes' are of course OK to share on this channel as well.

Webcam Policy

On the nonshy chat room, you can broadcast your webcam and be watched by others on the chat room (and watch them back, if you want!)

Just like your photo gallery, your webcam stream can be marked as 'Explicit' which will let other people on chat know what to expect before they click to watch your camera. You can use the 'Explicit' button at the top of the chat page to toggle your camera's status.

Please mark your webcam as 'Explicit' when:

You are masturbating or being sexually explicit on camera.
Please see the Explicit Photo Guidelines above. All of the things that would classify a Gallery Photo to be 'Explicit' also apply to your webcam!

On the Forums

Some of the Forums permit photos to be uploaded onto the comment threads.

Please be mindful about what forum you are posting in. Some forum threads may be about a specific topic, or a specific challenge, and the "Self Pictures Only" rule may not always apply.

Explicit Photos on the Forums

Not every thread on the forum wants sexually explicit photos to be shared. By default, you should assume that you will NOT share an explicit photo on the forum.

The following are cases where it is OK to share an explicit photo on the forums:

When the forum itself is marked as Explicit
- For example: the Exhibitionist's Corner or Sexy Shots. Note: if you did not opt-in to see explicit content, these forums won't be visible to you.
- On the forum home page, Explicit forums will display with an Explicit badge.
When the topic thread is marked as Explicit
- For example: even on a non-explicit forum such as Nudist Photos, someone may create a new discussion thread and they can mark that thread as being Explicit in an otherwise non-explicit photo.
- These topic threads will show a NSFW ("not safe for work") badge.
- Photos shared in Explicit threads are permitted to be Explicit.
- Note: if you did not opt-in to see explicit content, you will not see these threads.
Pro Tip: to help you out, the forum will remind you before you upload a photo whether the current thread you are looking at does not want Explicit content. Please keep an eye out for this notice, which will appear just above the photo upload box, when sharing a picture on the forums!

Prohibited Content

The following sorts of content are universally prohibited across the entire nonshy website.

Illegal content according to the laws in the United States or in any of the 50 states therein. This includes, but is not limited to:

Bestiality, or sexual acts involving animals.
Child sexually abusive material (CSAM), including fantasy chat (even in text form) involving a minor under the age of 18.
ANY nude photo depicting a minor person under the age of 18.
ANY depictions or fantasies involving rape or sexual violence.
ANY nude or sexual content of another person shared without their consent ("revenge porn")
ANY depiction of physical violence or graphical gore (sexual or otherwise).
ANY depiction of illegal drugs or federally controlled substances, including but not limited to meth, heroin, cocaine, chloroform or other harmful substance abuse.

Extreme or commonly offensive content, including but not limited to:

Watersports (peeing onto or into another person -- solo content is OK).
Scat, or any visual depiction of obviously apparent fecal matter.
Prolapsed rectum, anal fisting, gaping hole pics where we can see all the way inside your body.
Blood play, breath play, or other dangerous activity.
Other such content that the average person would consider to be shocking or revolting.

Don't display your passport, driver's license or personal information

We understand that the "exposure fetish" is a thing some people are into, but it is reckless behavior to show a photo of your government-issued ID, passport, driver's license or other personal information on your profile page or photo gallery. If nothing else, this could make you easily vulnerable to identity theft!
Similarly, do NOT display your phone number, e-mail address or other contact details on your photo gallery. Some of these are OK to include on your profile text (such as sharing your social media links) -- but on your photo gallery, it looks like spam and people will report it as spam, and your photo may be deleted or your account banned for spam.
Do not share passwords or other sensitive credentials on your profile page or gallery.

NO pictures of children, period!

This is an adult website and ALL people depicted on it MUST be of legal age (18 years or older).
Do NOT upload ANY picture that includes a minor -- clothed or otherwise!
Do NOT upload any picture of YOURSELF from when you were under 18, anywhere!