High Voltage Tattoo is a graphic perspective on today’s global tattoo culture by Kat Von D, star of The Learning Channel’s LA Ink and one of the most talented and popular artists working today. Designed in a style that is reminiscent of a handmade Gothic journal with its red padded cover, ornate typography, and parchmentlike pages, it throws the door wide open to tattooing culture in the way only an insider like Kat can. High Voltage Tattoo traces Kat’s career as an artist, from early childhood influences to recent work, along with examples of what inspires her, information about the show and her shop, her sketches, and personal tattoos. The book goes deep into tattoo process and culture: readers can see up close the pigments, the tools, and the making of complex, even collaborative, tattoos.

Inklightened Tattoo & Piercing is Elizabeth, NJ’s. We’re the newest addition to the regional tattooing community. Located at 416 Rahway Ave, Elizabeth, NJ, 07202, www.inklightened.com , 908-353-6356. The video a small trailer of a lion tattoo. Enjoy.

True Love is a 10-episode documentary on some of the most important American Tattooers. This first series is the journey of three filmmakers from Italy, getting tattooed along the East Coast. It tries to focus on various aspects of tattooing, but most of all on the relationship tattooer-customer, from the point of view of the same customer. We now temporarily leave the Capitol and we move to Fell’s point Baltimore, MD. Why are we in this “historic waterfront community”? We’re here to meet Hunter Spanks, at the Saints and Sinners tattoo shop. Great guy, great tattooer, awesome guy to talk a lot with, he spent the entire day with us after the tattoo, taking us on a neighborhood tour (and getting some good beers, of course). If you want to know something interesting about Baltimore, just ask him. More info at: www.tattoodevil.com – Hunter Spanks’s website www.havefunbeluckytattoo.com Let’s get tattooed. 2009 – Bonsai TV – YAM112003 © All rights reserved. www.bonsai.tv

Miami Ink is a reality show on TLC that follows the events that take place at a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show premiered in July 2005 and is currently broadcasting its fourth and fin… find your own tattoo on www.hottattoos.org

Hey everyone, this is Gianni and I tattooing our friend Travis. He now has our faces on his leg forever. Peace in!

Tattoos, piercings, and other body arts come to light and now, we’ll see what or WHO is really behind the expression itself!

me tattooing a rose on my leg yes its all sterile, i know what im doing i tattoo other people blah blah just enjoy it!

At SXSW 2011, this guy got a free iPad 2 in trade for tattooing a BO.LT company logo on his leg.

At this point you must be wondering how Mike does it. With 2 shops, 3 children, and his own tattoo schedule to contend with, we find out how Mike makes it all work. Join the conversation about Tattoo Age on Facebook: www.facebook.com

In a more personal look at Grime, we hear about how he has self published two books based on his personal art and journal writings. We also learn of his need to constantly create in order be self satisfied. See the rest at VBS.TV: Grime Part 3 – Tattoo Age | VBS.TV