Whether to honour family, to develop a deeper relationship with their culture or to carve out a sense of identity, some Inuit women are choosing to get traditional tattoos. Inukshuk Aksalnik said her identity as an Inuk woman has been shaped by her family. To honour and remember her […] Click here to view full […] More
Cover photo by Jenah Yamamoto In the last decade or two, tattooing has moved away from reusable supplies and in the direction of single use products. Back when I worked as an assistant in a tattoo shop, most of the artists had coil machines and I spent hours each […] Click here to view full […] More
Eric being baptized by his younger brother Ruben. All photos courtesy of Amanda Peukert rowing up, I never realized how tattoos negatively influenced the way my family was looked at by cops and courtrooms. Part of my upbringing was spent in Venice with family members always in and out […] Click here to view full […] More
Marisa Sloan Staff Writer PC: Shayna Prace More than one third of young adults in America have at least one tattoo, according to a report done by the Pew Research Center. There’s no question that tattoos are more popular than ever before (much to the chagrin of mothers everywhere), […] Click here to view full […] More
Courtesy of Ichi Tattoo Tokyo Getting a tattoo under any circumstances is a huge commitment, and with the added factor of traveling to have the work done, there are special considerations to keep in mind. The style and placement of the tattoo, as well as the nature of your […] Click here to view full […] More
Aleksandra Sadowska got her eyeballs dyed black. A model has been left “completely blind” in one eye, and will lose sight in the other, after getting her eyeballs tattooed black. Aleksandra Sadowska from Wroclaw, Poland, went to a tattoo artist after deciding that she wanted to copy the look […] Click here to view full […] More
The Kusama Human Blockchain Project is paying its next member to tattoo its logo on their body. Has crypto gone mad? Would you get a tattoo for $50,000? Image: Shutterstock. A blockchain fratority will pay its next member around $3000 if they get a tattoo representing Kusama. Kusama is […] Click here to view full […] More
Amber Luke says she has no regrets. A woman says her eyeballs tattoo was “worth” the “immense pain”. Amber Breena Luke has splashed out more than $40,000 on tattoos all over her body and didn’t stop at her skin. The 24-year-old tattoo fanatic from New South Wales, Australia, said: […] Click here to view full […] More
Roma Tattoo Museum is a celebration, an act of love and respect towards tattoo history and everything it represents. It shows in every corner, in every frame hung on the high walls kissed by sunlight entering through the huge glass windows; it shows in every relic and memorabilia with […] Click here to view full […] More
Featuring over 350 of the best tattoo artists from Australia and across the globe. For the best tattoo designs in Australia, join us for a massive weekend at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, Victoria. What’s on in Melbourne on the 24th – 26th April 2020? An action packed weekend celebrating body art and tattoos! […] More
As part of a Hot Press Tattoo Special, we look at why tattoos have exploded in popularity, the many different forms and styles available, and how to decide on the best design for you. Tattooing has existed for millennia. Modifying the body with art and ink is an ancient […] Click here to view full […] More
Tattoo artist Eric Catalano performs an areola tattoo procedure on Terri Battista’s breasts at Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio in Hecker, Illinois, in November. After a double mastectomy following cancer in 2013, Battista had reconstructive surgery ― but held off on areola tattoos because of the cost. Then she heard […] Click here to view full […] More