Tattoo Culture

Corraldo Dalcò, born in Parma, Italy, has a strong background in Graphic Design, and interestingly, presents a powerful off-beat vision. In these photos that Corradò was kind enough to provide us with, he uses a simple lo-fi Holga Camera , which allows him to translate his artistic vision for this particular shoot into reality: a faded world, as if his photos were fragmented memories from something that happened far, far ago. Things get even more interesting,

My first encounter with Marisa Kakoulas was when she interviewed me for Salon . She was pursuing a writing career, adding journalist to her legal resume, and called herself my “docupest.” Since then she has made yet another transformation, from lawyer and writer to tattoo aficionado and, combining all three vocations, runs the weblog NeedlesandSins.com . In between her transcontinental travels attending tattoo conventions and promoting her latest publishing accomplishment – the weighty three-book tattoo

Jason Levesque, who goes by the moniker ‘StuntKid‘, is a widely-published illustrator whose work has been featured in a variety of media, including German fetish publications, ‘LA Weekly’ and ‘Playstation Magazine’. Although his work is open to many interpretations, Jason draws inspiration from what might be considered unexpected sources, such as Geology and Biology. You could almost miss it while browsing through the material on his official blog , but Jason is also an accomplished photographer,

With a tattoo culture so deep rooted here in New York, we couldn’t help but wonder why New York wasn’t getting any love on the tattoo reality show front. Well, TLC was clearly listening. TLC has announced its plan to launch NY Ink, which is set to hit airwaves this June, and it will feature renowned tattoo artist Ami James. Just as executives of TLC network are no strangers to producing hit tattoo

Teaser video Photography: Christopher Ewers Interview and B-roll: Vince Lombardi Subject: Sara Blake Music: Junip Director: Daniel Michel