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.