The last weekend of September 2009 was a memorable one for East London. There were hundreds of tattoo and body artists from all over the globe attending and performing their trade from traditional Nordic facial tattoos applied with a chisel and hammer to heart-stopping full body designs ranging from Eastern mystic creatures to science fiction [...]

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Tattoos as markers have been around forever but there is a new group on the horizon. A group of people so far no-one would have thought of as likely candidates for a tattoo. In fact, they are often advised against having a tattoo due to their compromised skin healing ability. This group is diabetics. Now, [...]

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Sounds scary, and I suppose if you have something to hide, it would be. A Michigan State University researcher has created a computerized automatic image retrieval system whereby law enforcement agencies can match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.

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British soccer superstar David Beckham loves Prison Break. So much so that he got a Michael Scofield-style sleeve tattoo. Spreading from his upper arm to his wrist, the arm sleeve tattoo surrounds a previous cherub tattoo on his upper arm. The additions took six hours to complete, a couple of hours longer than it took [...]

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Those of us who have had tattoos were finding this story slightly unbelievable – in the literal sense… Here is what is supposed to have happened: a teenager by the name of Kimberley Vlaminck walks into a tattoo parlour and is attended by a (very) heavily tattooed and (very) heavily pierced tattoo artist in Belgium. [...]

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Most of us wanted them at one point, their unique designs, the meaning behind each artistic detail, and words that have meaning attracts all kind of people. Usually we all have different perspectives on them and many people get tattoos or want tattoos for different reasons. Among the most common two are, tattoos are [...]

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Down on his luck and with debts piling up, a tattoo artist from the German town of Coesfeld, racked his brain for a creative money-making scheme. Unfortunately, Thomas Tanriverdi’s plan to sell ad space on his bald scalp went to his head.

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Peaches Geldof shocked holidaymakers on a Mexican beach yesterday, revealing a body covered in no less than 20 tattoos. Resembling a schoolgirl’s Biro doodles, Peaches’ rather more permanent body art included a large string of daisies from just below her bust to mid-thigh.

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An Evasham-based tattoo artist has just returned from the tattooist’s version of the Oscars with a prestigious award marking him out as one of the best in his profession in the world. Terry Fuller, whose booming business Full On Ink, in Port Street, is defying the credit crunch, attended Rick’s 13th Tattoo Convention [...]

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The Grant County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Unit in Mattawa is seeking the public’s help identifying a homicide victim found last week. The only identifiable mark on the man is a tattoo on his right bicep of a decorative cross hanging from a two-strand woven band or chain, Undersheriff John Turley said.

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