Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Jun Cha began tattooing at the early age of 15. Within a 9 year span, he has developed a commanding presence for his work with the needle, Jun Cha says « It was like a snow ball« . His talents have helped spawn further projects outside of tattooing including collaborations with both The Hundreds,C1RCA, Black [...]

Name :  Dagoberto Dinamarca Zamorano Hernandez aka Dago  Where do you live ? I come from Santiago de Chile, I live in Paris How old are you ? 25 YO Your job? Tattoo Artist Describe yourself in only one sentence “Run ! Forget that you have no chance”   Why do you have tattoos?  like [...]

Name : I’m Jerome but people know me as Dantelespagnol Where do you live ? I live in the Parisian suburb, in Cergy (Val d’Oise 95) Your job ? I’ m a photographer & sometimes a model Describe yourself in only one sentence : Life’s short , Live Fast… ! Why do you have tattoos ? I’ve got tattoo because [...]

Tattooisme is one of the interesting tattoo books : created by  Chris Coppola and Frédéric Claquin, the first is the chief editor of Rise Tattoo Magazine (my first publication ! ) and the second one is the owner of Plan9. Tattooisme is de loin l’un des livres sur le tatouage les plus intéressants : créé par Chris Coppola et Frédéric Claquin, le premier est le [...]

  Name ? : Eliott Where ? : Antibes, a small but beautiful city in front of the Mediterranean sea Your Job ? :  Currently looking for a position as community manager. I’m also a blogger Describe yourself in only one sentence :  Passionate for street culture, and for everything life has to give Why do you have tattoos [...]

Jon S. Maloy is a friend, advertiser – Founder of Capsule Circus Paris, he should open a joint venture in Beirut in the next couple of months with Splendens (one of my partners) Can you describe yourself in one sentence : A guy that does not sleep much Why do you have tattoos : The only [...]

Sometimes pictures are stronger than words … Let me introduce you to Lorenzo Ricchi. Parfois les images valent plus que les mots, je vous présente Lorenzo Ricchi. 

A few weeks ago I’ve been contacted by Lauren Bastide, fashion journalist and DailyELLECo-editor in chief. I was surprised that the most famous fashion mag called me ! Seduced by my project, by the craze around the tattoo, Lauren decided to shake up the fashion readers, to show tattooed girls with the most amazing pièces [...]

  Here are the last pictures of my report of the 2013 International Paris Tattoo Convention. I’ve met the best tattoo artists in the world : Liam Sparkes, Phil Kyle, … Liam Sparkes is qualified in sculpture and history of art. Liam is a freelance illustration/art technician/travelling/book seller & played drums in various bands (trencher/queen of [...]

In a few months I’ll be there, in Montreal. It ‘s a city I’ve visited in 2005, it’s been a long time, you know. MTL is one the most interesting city in the Tattoo World, great artists, great shops, tattoos everywhere … I met Sophie during the Paris Tattoo Convention, with her big smile and [...]

The Tattoo family is a big family with interesting people, tattoos and bodmods are close cousins. I was always afraid by people who make modifications on their body, I don’t know why, maybe a rest of my fear of the difference. Anyway when I’ve met Anthony I was strangely attracted. Anthony is a former pro piecer Anthony, [...]

Sometimes you met incredible people, like Aurelien, an undertaker ! Yes an undertaker with tattoos ! I’m fan Why do you have tattoos ? I spend my life in a black suit for the funeral ceremonies, it is a uniform that does not  eflect my personality. Get tattoos it’s taking with me my world, under my [...]

I think I love strange people, different people, but fun people. I’ve met Andrew during my trip in Belgium. I don’t know who is his tattooist, I just remembered that Andrew was cool … I hope one day he will make me a sign. Je pense que je dois aimer les gens étranges, différents, mais drôles. [...]

Martin Philipp Jahn is one of the tattooers of AKA Berlin tattoo parlor I’ve met few months ago. You already know  Georgie, Philippe and Hannah. Martin, Describe yourself in only one sentence :   »Never satisfied about myself«  Why do you have tattoos ?  I am just tired to change my jewelry every day What is your interest [...]

Philippe is one of my favorite tattoo artists, he is young but clever. AKA gathers the best tattooist in the world. But there’s a kind of mystery around this tattoo parlor, I don’t know why, I have had an incredible moment, Hannah, Philippe, Martin, Georgie and Thomas were very friendly. To my dismay, Guy Le [...]

Since the beginning of this project, I had the opportunity to meet wonderful people, amazing, loving, … and always tattooed. For the release of Schweppes zero, I asked Gunther Love & Daphné Burki to kindly participate in « The Tattoorialist ». But before telling you about our meeting, a short presentation is required. Gunther Love is the leader [...]

I met Georgie Harrison during my Berlin trip.  I remembered I was impressed by her gentleness, discretion and her art. Describe yourself in only one sentence? I am a quietly resourceful, optimistic and determined person, and I believe life and work must be enjoyed, not endured and complained about!  Why do you have tattoos? Because I like the way they look and I find [...]

A few months ago, I went to Berlin with GStar Raw. During my trip, I planned to visit the AKA Berlin tattoo parlor, one of the most famous tattoo parlors in the world. The first person I met was Hannah Degraves, who’s specialized in Piercings and Microdermals. She is from Southampton, England. She likes tattoos and dinosaurs; she [...]

  Christian Metzler is a photographer and is from Pforzheim, Germany. I met him few weeks ago during The Fashion show Bread and Butter. I was surprised by this man, with his long beard, street wear style … Christian Metzler describes himself in a sentence I like so much: « I’m Nice as a Motherfucker ». Christian got tattooed because he [...]

These are my first pictures of the Paris Tattoo World Convention 2013. This event gathers the most famous and talented tattoo artists around the world:  Alex D West (Museum Of Madness), Dago (Nuevo Mundo), Dimitri HK, Easy Sacha (Mistery Tattoo Club), El Patman (Art Corpus), Greg Laraigne (Imago Tattoo), Jondix, Lea Nahon (La Boucherie Moderne), Maud Dardeau (Tin-Tin Tatouage), Mike Gantelme, Souryou Kazuyoshi (Horiyoshi III Family), Filip Leu (LEU Family Iron), ALix Ge, Ami James  (Love Hate [...]