Tattoo culture

Author Julian Evans revisits the South Pacific for an island-hopping adventure by boat

Photography, Photojournalism

An old newspaper clipping that shows Jesse Knight tattooing a butterfly on a woman's thigh. #firstfemaletattooist #GreatBritain #history #JesseKnight #tattoopioneer

Native american indian symbols meaning #tattoo

Apo Whang-Od, from the town of Buscalan in the Kalinga province of the Philippines, has been practicing the art of tattooing since she was a teenager.

Sak Yant ~ A monk at the Wat Bang Phra temple outside of Bangkok meditates while tattoos are inked onto a long line of devotees. Sak means "tapping" or "tattooing", and Yant is derived from Yantra, which means "sacred geometrical design”. For hundreds of years Thai and Khmer warriors were renowned and feared for their magical patterns on their skin. These patterns were a mixture of Buddhist psalms and prayers, and shamanistic sayings and magic.

Exclusive Interview: Tattoo Industry Legend, Owner of Eternal Tattoos & Eternal Ink, creator of Motor City Tattoo Expo, Detroit’s very own TERRY ‘TRAMP’ WELKER!