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

The legend of John Charles Fare (or Faré) is the story of a man who slowly destroyed his own body.

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“Sketch by carla (7 years) / tattoo by luna (2 years)/ skin by fuzi (35 years)” taken from FUZIUVTPK’s blog

Elvira: Can’t you stop saying fuck all the time?

Of course, those who work in pain management quite properly want to bring relief to those who suffer unbearably.
Of course, chronic pain is debilitating.
Of course, the effort to find drugs to neutralise the pain are comprehensible and laudable.
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Is it the transhumanists’ wish to do away with pain that is a curiosity, as it seems to deny–along with so much else–the ordinary experience of being alive?

Above: a leg being taken care of by Thomas Hooper.