Nature lends a branch as stars get naked for charity

DOMINATING THE CHATTER on the social media last week were raves and rants about a raft of fairly sexy photos of 30 Thai actresses taking a walk on the wild side, as it were. Fashion photographer Tada “Gorge” Varich took the pictures and shared them on Instagram.
He had ladies including Araya “Chompoo” Hargate, Pachrapa “Um” Chaichua, Davika “Mai” Hoorne, Cris Horwang, Rasri “Margie” Balenciaga, Patcharasri “Kalamare” Benjamas and Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund out in the woods showing some skin. Ensuring their modesty was a variety of animal skins, some eagle feathers and the judicious placement of scalp hair.
Gorge and Talent 1 Publishing launched his “Pure Photobook: Unseen Art of Beauties” last Thursday at CentralWorld, with a portion of sales revenue going to the Foundation for the Blind and homes hosting mentally handicapped children.
Gorge explained that his job is all about shooting models wearing fancy clothes, and basically he’s fed up with it. Time to get the kit off, he decided.
“I wanted to try something new. I wanted to reveal the real beauty of women, without any clothes. And since I often walk in the forest, I decided this collection would portray the beauty of both nature and women.”
It’s doubtful that the eagle whose feathers partially cover Chompoo found the idea particularly beautiful, whereas the cat that Margie’s cuddling probably had no objections. Mai finds her own hair ample to mollify the censors – and Um too, although her locks aren’t ample enough to completely shield her breasts.
At first glance they all appear to be nude, but close scrutiny of the photos by a crack team of lusty young men determined that they’re not, and Gorge admits it. The models wore shorts and “strips of cloth on top”, he said, and then computer retouching took care of the rest. Frankly he’d love to have had all the girls in their birthday suits, but, as he said, if he “hadn’t protected their dignity, who would have agreed to pose?”
It’s a bit of a surprise seeing “young and innocent” Yaya among the models unveiling flesh. “I’m not naked!” she points out defensively. “I wore a top and just posed sexily. I was amazed when Phi Gorge sent me the retouched photo to approve and I looked naked, but it’s very beautiful. And I’m happy to be helping this charity project.”
Kalamare pretty much lets it all hang out in her pose sitting on a rock, albeit with legs crossed legs and hands handling the rest of the cover-up. Cris seduces a friendly tree into lending her a couple of branches. Both she and the tree look stunning.
The mighty social media guaranteed a big turnout for Gorge’s exhibition at CentralWorld, which ended on Sunday. If you missed it, you’re just going to have to buy the book – it’s at every Nai In bookshop and can be ordered from www.NaiIn.com.