Test Shots

Here is a test group of the art style we're considering for our subjects.  Let us know what you think!

Welcome to Our Project

Tattoos are fascinating.  The choice that someone makes when creating a permanent change to their body is not lightly taken.  These individuals make a decision that takes courage and commitment.

They are also making a choice on an identity that they present to the rest of society.  Is society changing, though?  Tattoos are becoming mainstream, in a sense.  Is body ink not only becoming accepted, but encouraged in American culture?

That's the question that this project seeks to answer.  Through photography, interviews, and research, we hope to present a snapshot of body ink and it's place in average American society.

This blog is a journal of our progress, on our way to publishing a photographic essay on tattoos and their place in our society.  We're glad to have you here, and hope you enjoy your stay.