Autumn Swisher is, or should I say, was New York/Brooklyn Adorned piercer until she decided to go to California. Autumn is also a photographer and owns beatiful tattoos among those, her chest piece by Mr Hooper. Autumn will be making a research on Body Modification communities in the US for Sang Bleu 6. Farewell Autumn.

Yesterday, paying a little visit to Mr Hooper I had the pleasure to find there as well my old friend Frank Carter (some of you saw him on the cover of SB 0!). When I met him, he was “just” a tattooer at Frith Street London, but he since became a superstar singer for a band called the Gallows. More than for his music that I must admit not being my “cup of tea”, I always had a big respect for Frank’s extremely good taste in tattooing. The ones he makes and the one he gets. On his head, Frank has an amazing snake by Ian Flower.

Often the only concern is perfection, unable to see the raw nature of the the act.

Our friend, contributor and legendary tattoo-documentarist Traveling Mic has finally released his first photographic calendar. If you are interested, get in touch with us.

“The title page shows a devotee of the Ramanami sect, of whom only a few dozen remain living their secretive and pious life in the very centre of India.
The man depicted has never seen a white person before, but is visibly not too impressed by my presence, showing the balance and confidence his faith is giving him.
His fair skin and piercing blue eyes make the history of these people from the heart of South Asia even more mysterious. “

A very impressive piece. Just for the hell of it. By Thomas Hooper. Worn by Ben Grieme

Our friend, (pretty photogenic) tattoo artist Laurent Maina recently got this amazing headpiece by superstar, tattoo-pioneer Xed. Here he is just outside Rinzing’s Sacred Yantra studio in Lausanne.

Photography © Maxime Büchi