BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO While Helena Fernandes was growing up drawing her ‘funny/cute/not realistic/not-following-the-rules” pictures, she never imagined they would become the source of her career. The style that she would print on everything from t-shirts to nails has made her famous…
Iranian-German artist creates one of a kind continuous line tattoos
One line can speak a thousand words. Mo Ganji’s mission is to create simple images with strong impact by creating single line image tattoos. Ganji blends seamlessly with the minimalist and mini tattoo craze that has been spearheaded by tattoo…
How to choose a tattoo that won’t look shitty over time
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO So you’ve decided that you want a tattoo to honour your furry pal, a song that changed your life or your mom’s favourite flower – now you have to decide colours and design. While ultimately you will…
Tattoo artist who taught himself to draw in isolation is now Instafamous for his slutty tattoos
BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS If you’re planning to get tattooed by Curt Montgomery, you can expect to walk into the shop and find him chewing gum, while designing a tattoo of a girl squirting and getting choked at the same time.…
Photo series shows what hides beneath the clothing of tattoo-lovers of every age
BY: JESSICA BEUKER London-based photographer, Alan Powdrill is putting the spotlight on tattoos with his new photo series, “Covered.” The series captures each subject in two very different photos—one where they are fully clothed and one where they are completely…
There are no guards in this prison—instead it’s run by the world’s most violent gang (Photos)
BY: M. TOMOSKI When the family members of inmates come to the Penal de Ciudad Barrios in El Salvador for their routine conjugal visits the police stand guard outside the prison walls and only outside. In 2013 British photographer Adam…
These Toronto brothers have designed a tattoo that only lasts two weeks
BY: JESSICA BEUKER If you are an indecisive person like myself, then you likely have a problem picking out pizza toppings, never mind committing to something that will last a lifetime like a tattoo. I think about tattoos often—I remember…