Charlie Simonds
- Known for
- Directing
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.
Filmography
- Portugal's Monte Naturista
Portugal's Monte Naturista 2013
Director, Producer
- Home & Away - Naturally
Home & Away - Naturally 2013
as Self, Director, Producer
- Figleaf Villas - Naturally
Figleaf Villas - Naturally 2012
Director, Producer
Suze's Naked Summer 2011
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- The Algarve Revisited - Naturally
The Algarve Revisited - Naturally 2010
Director, Producer
- Unwind - Naturally
Unwind - Naturally 2009
Producer, Director
SW England - Naturally 2009
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Kefalonia Revisited - Naturally
Kefalonia Revisited - Naturally 2008
Director, Producer
Fuerteventura - Naturally 2008
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Kefalonia Naturally - Vassaliki
Kefalonia Naturally - Vassaliki 2007
Producer, Director
- France 4 Naturism
France 4 Naturism 2007
Director, Producer
- Discovering Massage Naturally
Discovering Massage Naturally 2007
as Self, Director, Producer
Alice, Joss & Sam - Naturally 2007
as Self, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
- Bare Beaches of the World
Bare Beaches of the World 2006
as Self, Director, Producer
- More Spain - Naturally
More Spain - Naturally 2006
as Self, Director, Producer
- We Love Arna - Naturally
We Love Arna - Naturally 2006
as Self, Producer, Director
Presenting Naturism - Naturally 2006
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- Catalunya - Naturally
Catalunya - Naturally 2005
as Self, Producer, Director
- Britain's Bare Beaches
Britain's Bare Beaches 2005
as Self, Director, Producer
- The Algarve - Naturally
The Algarve - Naturally 2005
as Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Costa Del Sol - Naturally
Costa Del Sol - Naturally 2004
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator
- Alice's Naked Summer - Part II
Alice's Naked Summer - Part II 2004
Camera Operator, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
- Alice's Naked Summer
Alice's Naked Summer 2004
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Palm Springs Naturally
Palm Springs Naturally 2003
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director, Producer
- Euronat
Euronat 2003
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Charlie's Cover Girls
Charlie's Cover Girls 2003
Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Camera Operator
- Florida - Naturally
Florida - Naturally 2003
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Get Liberated - Get Naked
Get Liberated - Get Naked 2003
as Self, Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator
- Fun in the Sun - Naturally
Fun in the Sun - Naturally 2002
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Costa Natura - Naked Village
Costa Natura - Naked Village 2002
as Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Mediterranean France - Naturally
Mediterranean France - Naturally 2001
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Camera Operator
- Mediterranean Spain - Naturally
Mediterranean Spain - Naturally 2001
Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- 2001 - Naturally
2001 - Naturally 2001
as Self, Director, Producer
Ten Naked Years 2000
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer
- Dare to Go Bare
Dare to Go Bare 2000
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Producer, Director
- Crete - Naturally: Vritomartis
Crete - Naturally: Vritomartis 2000
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
A Summer Breeze 1999
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- Happiness Is A Brown Bum!
Happiness Is A Brown Bum! 1999
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Camera Operator
- A Canarian Dream
A Canarian Dream 1999
as Self, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Clothed by the Sun
Clothed by the Sun 1998
as Self, Producer, Director
- Corsica, Naturally
Corsica, Naturally 1998
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
Candidly Koversada 1998
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Full Frontal in Flip Flops 1998
as Self
- Free Sun Naturally
Free Sun Naturally 1997
as Self - Presenter, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Formentera - Naturally
Formentera - Naturally 1997
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Producer
- Lazily Languedoc
Lazily Languedoc 1997
Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Naked Video Shoot
Naked Video Shoot 1996
as Self, Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Camera Operator
- Carefreely Corfu
Carefreely Corfu 1996
as Self, Director, Producer
- Why Go Naked?
Why Go Naked? 1996
as Self -Presenter, Camera Operator, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
- Cast Off With Cockatoo
Cast Off With Cockatoo 1996
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director, Producer
Freedom of Naturism 1995
as Self - Presenter, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Still Photographer
- Barely Balearic
Barely Balearic 1995
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Cretan Kalypso - The Naked Truth
Cretan Kalypso - The Naked Truth 1995
as Self, Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator
- In Harmony with Nature (The World of Naturism)
In Harmony with Nature (The World of Naturism) 1994
as Self, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
- Let's Get Naked Great Britain
Let's Get Naked Great Britain 1994
as Self, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Camera Operator
Cap d'Agde, Naked City 1994
as Self (uncredited), Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
- Naked Enchantment
Naked Enchantment 1994
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Naturism UK
Naturism UK 1993
as Self - Presenter, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer, Director
- Bareboat Odyssey
Bareboat Odyssey 1993
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- Sun-Kissed Cover Girls
Sun-Kissed Cover Girls 1993
Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
- Naked Photo-Shoot
Naked Photo-Shoot 1992
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
- Mermaid: A Flippant Tale
Mermaid: A Flippant Tale 1992
as Self, Camera Operator, Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Treasured Island 1992
as Photographer Charlie (uncredited), Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Director of Photography
- The Girl with No Name
The Girl with No Name 1991
Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator, Producer
- Simone and 1000 Flowers
Simone and 1000 Flowers 1991
Director, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer
- Alison: Over the Moon
Alison: Over the Moon 1991
Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Perfect Exposure 1990
Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator, Director
- Hitch-Hike
Hitch-Hike 1990
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director, Producer
Credits from TMDB.