Tattoo

Tattoos in Iran This is a collection of information about tattoos, tattooing, and tattoo artists and studios in Iran. Submit addresses and webpages of tattoo artists in this country as well as your experiences of being tattooed in Iran. Looking for a tattoo in Iran? Did you receive a tattoo in this country and would [...]

This is a collection of information about tattoos, tattooing, and tattoo artists and studios in Qatar. Submit addresses and webpages of tattoo artists in this country as well as your experiences of being tattooed in Qatar. Looking for a tattoo in Qatar? Did you receive a tattoo in this country and would like to share [...]

Tattooing has long been a custom for both Bedouin men and women. Today, the old style can still be seen over the hands and faces of older men and women, and it is very common for young men to still get tattooed with modern designs on their upper and lower arms. The tradition of hand [...]

Tattoo in the New Japan By: Wade P. Shepard After hearing that Tsukasa was dying, I went back to his studio to find out how everything stood. It was true: the master was in no condition to tattoo. The apprentice seemed to coldly shrugged this news off though, as if it was to be expected. [...]

KYOTO, Japan- It was the apex of spring in Japan: the cherry blossoms were in full bloom and the fierce winter winds had died down to a gentle, welcoming hum. I was on a bus with an acquaintance headed to Kitaoji Dori, a fashionable district in downtown Kyoto. There, I would be formally introduced to [...]

Mexican Tattoo Magazine Stole Photos from Vagabond JourneyI suppose when you publish on the internet you have to accept the fact that your words and pictures will be stolen by other websites. This is just the way that it is, but I was always under the impression that print magazines would have the decency of [...]

Tattoos in Chile and Friends“No hay mal que por bien no venga.”There is no bad from which good does not come.-Old Latin American adageI have not been with my Chilean friends since those fateful days I was tramping around South America. In Santiago, goods and amenities are divided into their own towering buildings by their [...]

The Tattoo Apprentice- Wanderjahr JillMira from the Wanderjahr Jill travel blog found herself in the shoes of the tattoo apprentice here in the south of France. My friend from Chile that we are visiting is a well established tattoo artist and, after looking over Mira’s drawings, agreed to teach her a little of the trade. [...]

Nanning, Guangxi Province, P.R. China6.2.2007“All that my freedom has brought me is the knowledge that I have a face and have a body, that I must feed this body and clothe this body for a certain number of years. Then it will be over.”-V.S. NaipaulSantosh, In a Free State The “no-seat” area by the doors [...]