It has already been established, I have a soft spot for (good) tribal tattoo. I recently stumbled across Roxx’s work. Pretty stunning.
www.blingblingroxx.com
www.2spirittattoo.com

As beneficial as Tumblr can be, it reminds me sometimes of a a Greasy Pole. The further you may look to find something interesting, the more slippery it gets.
However, perseverance can be rewarding as proves this picture of young girls from Borneo tattoing themselves.

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. “

Shot by Alexis Zavialoff.
A preview in SB5, used as illustration of Alex Binnie’s “Raw Power” article, but a full feature on Blut & Eisen will be published in SB6!

For the upcoming double-300-page-volume upcoming fifth issue of sang bleu, Alex Binnie—whom I consider a kind of spiritual guide—wrote me a stunning essay on the power of tattooing. “Raw Power” it is entitled. To illustrate it our Adrian Wilson shot a series of people tattooed by Into You’s Thomas Thomas. :)

A late favourite from New York, raggedy Death Valley vulture girls at Rodarte…

Check the tribal paint jobs!