Thousands of Bondi birthday suits to raise awareness of skin cancer

Thousands of people will take part in a nude installation at Bondi Beach on Saturday to raise awareness of skin cancer. Artist and photographer Spencer Tunick has been enlisted to capture one of his internationally renowned images featuring thousands of naked people.

Artist and photographer Spencer Tunick, right, stands next to models covering themselves with large leaves, as he talks about his next project at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Tuncik is expecting to photograph thousands of nude people on Bondi Beach on Saturday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) Source: AP / Rick Rycroft/AP

Key Points

• Thousands of naked beachgoers will be part of an early morning installation on Saturday on Sydney's Bondi Beach with artist and photographer Spencer Tunick on hand to capture the images.
• The display is to raise awareness of skin cancer which is one of Australia's biggest killers.
• The organisers say each participant will honour the memory of each of the 2,500 Australians who die each year of skin cancers like melanoma.