He felt a similar camaraderie with all the photographers of that generation-with Edward Steichen and with W. He may not have been a member of the group itself, but something about the intimacy and togetherness of it all strikes a chord within his now-faded memories. Looking back on the negatives he made in the 1960s, now digitized, Rand feels only gratitude for the motorcycle run. The sun was setting, and as he pressed the shutter, he understood that he had captured an indelible moment.
He will always remember peering through the lens at three men luxuriating on the lawn. He came in knowing hardly anyone, but in those final weekend hours, the men had become accustomed to him. Rand was not himself a part of the group but an outsider, allowed into the inner circle for a few days. You may also like to see our sexy images of WNGD, The World Naked Gardening Day. There are always lots of photographers to capture the dicks n dudes and share them with the world Here are a few of the finest. The pervasive image of the motorcycle enthusiast of the era was defined in large part by the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, but the photographer stresses that these were not in fact the “tough guy” bikers of popular culture the beauty lay in part in the fact that they were just regular people relishing their days off. The World Naked Bike Ride is an annual event that takes place in cities all over the world. The group was composed of ordinary men, men who worked hard throughout the week and made their sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life. As the hours passed in a haze of food, cigarettes, love, and bikes, he joined in the festivities of an unofficial motorcycle run, where gay men gathered to enjoy each other’s company in an insulated, utopian setting. It was a sunny weekend in 1967 when photographer Sylvan Rand hopped on the back of his friend’s motorcycle and headed for a sequestered farm in the New Jersey countryside.