Tattoo Series

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Tattoo Series, 2010

Black and White Film Photography, 11" x 14"

The series juxtaposes the painful mechanics of the tattooing process with the tender positioning of the subjects. When I arrived, the two were 5 hours into the process and I was struck by the almost maternal bond developing between artist and patron.