Directing
Charlie Simonds
EN, AB cinema · 68 credits
Also known as Charles Simonds · Charlie Shea-Simonds
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
Filmography
Home & Away - Naturally
2013
Home & Away - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer
Suze's Naked Summer
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
The Algarve Revisited - Naturally
2010
The Algarve Revisited - Naturally
Director, Producer
SW England - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Unwind - Naturally
2009
Unwind - Naturally
Producer, Director
Fuerteventura - Naturally
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Kefalonia Revisited - Naturally
2008
Kefalonia Revisited - Naturally
Director, Producer
Alice, Joss & Sam - Naturally
as Self, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Discovering Massage Naturally
2007
Discovering Massage Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer
France 4 Naturism
2007
France 4 Naturism
Director, Producer
Kefalonia Naturally - Vassaliki
2007
Kefalonia Naturally - Vassaliki
Producer, Director
Presenting Naturism - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
We Love Arna - Naturally
2006
We Love Arna - Naturally
as Self, Producer, Director
More Spain - Naturally
2006
More Spain - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer
Bare Beaches of the World
2006
Bare Beaches of the World
as Self, Director, Producer
The Algarve - Naturally
2005
The Algarve - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Britain's Bare Beaches
2005
Britain's Bare Beaches
as Self, Director, Producer
Catalunya - Naturally
2005
Catalunya - Naturally
as Self, Producer, Director
Alice's Naked Summer
2004
Alice's Naked Summer
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Alice's Naked Summer - Part II
2004
Alice's Naked Summer - Part II
Camera Operator, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Costa Del Sol - Naturally
2004
Costa Del Sol - Naturally
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator
Euronat
2003
Euronat
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Get Liberated - Get Naked
2003
Get Liberated - Get Naked
as Self, Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator
Palm Springs Naturally
2003
Palm Springs Naturally
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director, Producer
Florida - Naturally
2003
Florida - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Charlie's Cover Girls
2003
Charlie's Cover Girls
Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Camera Operator
Costa Natura - Naked Village
2002
Costa Natura - Naked Village
as Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Fun in the Sun - Naturally
2002
Fun in the Sun - Naturally
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Mediterranean France - Naturally
2001
Mediterranean France - Naturally
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Camera Operator
2001 - Naturally
2001
2001 - Naturally
as Self, Director, Producer
Mediterranean Spain - Naturally
2001
Mediterranean Spain - Naturally
Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Crete - Naturally: Vritomartis
2000
Crete - Naturally: Vritomartis
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
Ten Naked Years
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer
Dare to Go Bare
2000
Dare to Go Bare
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Producer, Director
A Canarian Dream
1999
A Canarian Dream
as Self, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Happiness Is A Brown Bum!
1999
Happiness Is A Brown Bum!
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Camera Operator
A Summer Breeze
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Candidly Koversada
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Clothed by the Sun
1998
Clothed by the Sun
as Self, Producer, Director
Corsica, Naturally
1998
Corsica, Naturally
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
Free Sun Naturally
1997
Free Sun Naturally
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Formentera - Naturally
1997
Formentera - Naturally
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Producer
Lazily Languedoc
1997
Lazily Languedoc
Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Why Go Naked?
1996
Why Go Naked?
as Self -Presenter, Camera Operator, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Naked Video Shoot
1996
Naked Video Shoot
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Camera Operator
Carefreely Corfu
1996
Carefreely Corfu
as Self, Director, Producer
Cast Off With Cockatoo
1996
Cast Off With Cockatoo
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director, Producer
Barely Balearic
1995
Barely Balearic
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Cretan Kalypso - The Naked Truth
1995
Cretan Kalypso - The Naked Truth
as Self, Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator
Freedom of Naturism
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Still Photographer
Naked Enchantment
1994
Naked Enchantment
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Cap d'Agde, Naked City
as Self (uncredited), Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Let's Get Naked Great Britain
1994
Let's Get Naked Great Britain
as Self, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Camera Operator
In Harmony with Nature (The World of Naturism)
1994
In Harmony with Nature (The World of Naturism)
as Self, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Naturism UK
1993
Naturism UK
as Self - Presenter, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Bareboat Odyssey
1993
Bareboat Odyssey
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Sun-Kissed Cover Girls
1993
Sun-Kissed Cover Girls
Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Treasured Island
as Photographer Charlie (uncredited), Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Director of Photography
Mermaid: A Flippant Tale
1992
Mermaid: A Flippant Tale
as Self, Camera Operator, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Naked Photo-Shoot
1992
Naked Photo-Shoot
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Alison: Over the Moon
1991
Alison: Over the Moon
Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Simone and 1000 Flowers
1991
Simone and 1000 Flowers
Director, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer
The Girl with No Name
1991
The Girl with No Name
Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
Perfect Exposure
Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator, Director
Hitch-Hike
1990
Hitch-Hike
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director, Producer