--- description: As Tropical Storm Arthur threatens to ruin July 4th beach plans, here's a look at people enjoying ideal beach day weather title: A Sky-High View of Sunbathers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61dd8c6178c92e61/69869a0c13c79f29ba192e29/sunbathers-from-above-gallery4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Sky-High View of Sunbathers by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 4:07 PM CUT  Sunbathers on Koksijde beach on July 17, 2013 in Belgium. Sunbathers on Koksijde beach on July 17, 2013 in Belgium.Wim Robberechts—Photonews/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 4:07 PM CUT  Sunbathers on Koksijde beach on July 17, 2013 in Belgium. Wim Robberechts—Photonews/Getty Images  An aerial view shows people sunbathing on the shore of the Lake Wannsee on June 8, 2014, in Berlin. Ralf Hirschberger—AFP/Getty Images  Sunbathers on De Haan beach in Belgium on on July 17, 2013. Wim Robberechts—Photonews/Getty Images  An aerial view of beach-goers taking in the sun at Coney Island on August 4, 2012 in New York. Mario Tama—Getty Images  An aerial view of sunbathers on De Haan beach in Belgium. Wim Robberechts—Photonews/Getty Images  Sunbathers on the beach in Scheveningen, Netherlands on April 24, 2011. Robin Utrecht—AFP/Getty Images  Sunbathers lounge on pink beach chairs outside the W South Beach hotel on March 8, 2014 in Doral, Florida. Chris Condon—PGA Tour/Getty Images  An aerial view of a lone sunbather on De Panne beach on July 17, 2013 in Belgium. Wim Robberechts—Photonews/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2946152/july-4-beach-sunbathers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2946152/july-4-beach-sunbathers/"},"headline":"A Sky-High View of Sunbathers","datePublished":"2014-07-02T16:07:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:34.781Z","description":"As Tropical Storm Arthur threatens to ruin July 4th beach plans, here's a look at people enjoying ideal beach day weather","url":"https://time.com/2946152/july-4-beach-sunbathers/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61dd8c6178c92e61/69869a0c13c79f29ba192e29/sunbathers-from-above-gallery4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61dd8c6178c92e61/69869a0c13c79f29ba192e29/sunbathers-from-above-gallery4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sunbathers from Above","caption":"Sunbathers from Above","creditText":"Wim Robberechts—Photonews/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2946152/july-4-beach-sunbathers/","name":"A Sky-High View of Sunbathers"}}]}] ```