Happy Halloween from Tattoosday! Happy Halloween from Tattoosday!

Here at Tattoosday, we're celebrating Halloween by posting the spookiest tattoo seen in the last month or so. Well, maybe not the spooki...

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9:33 AM

Ashlee Channels Snow White Ashlee Channels Snow White

This work in progress is on Ashlee's arm: The tattoo features Snow White at the top of the arm, with the witch's hand proffering an ...

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2:51 PM

Nesting Dolls and a Zombie, Courtesy of Kristin Nesting Dolls and a Zombie, Courtesy of Kristin

Last month, I ran into Kristin at the Penn Plaza Borders store. She has ten tattoos, but the piece on her shin was the first one I spotted: ...

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3:10 AM

Amanda's Phoenix Amanda's Phoenix

Amanda has two tattoos, one of which she shared with me at the end of August in the Penn Plaza Borders store. This is the tattoo she designe...

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3:47 AM

Gary's Three Knuckles Speak Volumes Gary's Three Knuckles Speak Volumes

I spotted Gary standing at the top of some escalators in Penn Station. As I passed him, I noticed he had knuckle tattoos so I stopped to ask...

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3:07 AM

The Tattoosday Book Review: Kat Von D's The Tattoo Chronicles The Tattoosday Book Review: Kat Von D's The Tattoo Chronicles

You can say a lot of things about Kat Von D . She is arguably one of the most well-known tattoo artists in the United States, if not the wor...

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3:59 AM

Missy's Initials, Illustrated by Gorey Missy's Initials, Illustrated by Gorey

I met Missy on the corner of 23rd and 7th back in the beginning of September and she shared her two tattoos, on both biceps.Her right arm be...

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9:15 AM

Heart Not Time Heart Not Time

"I do not like the concept of linear time," Fredrika said to me, "moments and feelings should be more important". This w...

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9:02 AM

Rune's Viking Reflects His Cultural Pride Rune's Viking Reflects His Cultural Pride

On a Friday last month, I ran into a couple from Denmark near Herald Square in the pedestrian median between Broadway and 6th Avenue. The ge...

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3:09 AM

Shauncey's Pantherabbit Shauncey's Pantherabbit

Last month in Penn Station, I ran into a gentleman who was covered with tattoos and was happy to share one with us here on Tattoosday. As lu...

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3:05 AM

Waiter, There's a Marlin in My Cactus! Waiter, There's a Marlin in My Cactus!

Believe it or not, I still have a couple of lingering pre-September tattoo encounters to write about, one of which is this bizarre tattoo I ...

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3:14 AM

Joey's Señorita Joey's Señorita

I met Joey on the subway one afternoon last month after spotting this cool tattoo on his left forearm: He told me that this Mexican girl, a ...

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3:10 AM

Amy's Skelanimal Amy's Skelanimal

I met Amy outside of Madison Square Garden and she chose this, of her 20+ tattoos, to share with us here on Tattoosday: This is one of the m...

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9:25 AM

Jess Shares Her Colorful Rooster Jess Shares Her Colorful Rooster

I met Jess last month and, still using a loaner camera, managed to get a shot of one of her three tattoos, located on her right forearm: Asi...

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9:45 PM

Zoe's Tattoo Makes the Cut Zoe's Tattoo Makes the Cut

I spotted this superbly-done tattoo on Zoe's upper left arm last month in the New Jersey Transit waiting area in Penn Station: Straight ...

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2:59 AM

We Interrupt Our Regularly-Scheduled Program for a Word from a Tattooed Poet... We Interrupt Our Regularly-Scheduled Program for a Word from a Tattooed Poet...

Those familiar with Tattoosday know that April is dedicated to the tattoos of poets, in honor of National Poetry Month. It only seems fair t...

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2:33 AM

Rebecca's Memorial Butterfly Rebecca's Memorial Butterfly

I met Rebecca a couple months ago in Penn Station and asked her about her tattoos. Of the eleven, she shared this one from her leg: This bea...

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3:05 AM

Madison's Classy Bicycle Madison's Classy Bicycle

I met Madison last month on the 59th Street subway platform in Brooklyn. She has "9 or 10" tattoos and selected this one to share:...

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2:58 AM

Marilyn Hangs Ten Marilyn Hangs Ten

I met Jenny last month in Penn Station and was thrilled when she allowed me to photograph her half-sleeve, which is one of her fourteen tatt...

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2:51 AM

William's Museum of Art William's Museum of Art

I met William on the A train one Sunday morning. He was covered with tattoos. When I asked him how many he has, he replied that he had &quo...

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8:38 AM

Happy Birthday, John... Happy Birthday, John...

On what would be John Lennon's 70th birthday, we'll pay a tribute with this tattoo I spotted back at the end of July: This tattoo be...

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9:02 PM

Jackie's Bouncing Lyrics Jackie's Bouncing Lyrics

At the beginning of the week, I posted Jackie's beautiful tattoo and didn't include some work on her wrists that I also photographe...

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2:58 AM

Jessica's Floral Half-Sleeve Jessica's Floral Half-Sleeve

A trip to the Fairway market in Red Hook last month was not only remarkable for the experience with the cheese monger, but because I met Jes...

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3:25 AM

Melanie's Phoenix Helps Her Rise Above Melanie's Phoenix Helps Her Rise Above

I met Melanie in Penn Station and had to stop her to ask about this colorful phoenix on her back: She originally had just the Yin and Yang t...

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2:59 AM

Sew You Want a Cool Tattoo? Check This One out from Vicky... Sew You Want a Cool Tattoo? Check This One out from Vicky...

I met Vicky back in August outside of Penn Station and marveled about the colorful vibrancy of this beautiful tattoo: Vicky explained that s...

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3:13 AM

Jackie's Vintage Postcard Jackie's Vintage Postcard

I caught up to Jackie after she passed me in Penn Station and I was delighted when she agreed to share her tattoo with us: It's a truly ...

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