Letting Loose

The Woodstock music festival epitomized the 1960s counterculture and its rejection of societal norms, including attitudes towards nudity and intimacy. Consequently, numerous festival photos captured attendees in various stages of undress, sometimes in intimate scenes. Beyond promoting “free love,” the event encouraged an exploration of the human-nature connection.

This couple indulging in an impromptu skinny dip in a lake symbolizes the festival’s uninhibited spirit and the era’s ethos of embracing the natural world. Woodstock embodies the era’s transformative aspirations and the desire to transcend societal boundaries in favor of more liberated and interconnected experiences.

Next: It was a family affair.