A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Tattooed Faces Meet In Prague

Some photos from the Prague Tattoo Convention, c/o my friend Bastard in St.Petersburg, Russia, and here’s another closeup of the guy on the right…

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56 responses to “Tattooed Faces Meet In Prague”

  1. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    It’s got to be nice to be around someone else who’s so tattooed because you don’t have to worry about them staring and/or making stupid comments and assumptions. Finally, you’re around someone who completely understands…

  2. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    It’s got to be nice to be around someone else who’s so tattooed because you don’t have to worry about them staring and/or making stupid comments and assumptions. Finally, you’re around someone who completely understands…

  3. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    It’s got to be nice to be around someone else who’s so tattooed because you don’t have to worry about them staring and/or making stupid comments and assumptions. Finally, you’re around someone who completely understands…

  4. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    It’s got to be nice to be around someone else who’s so tattooed because you don’t have to worry about them staring and/or making stupid comments and assumptions. Finally, you’re around someone who completely understands…

  5. squid Avatar
    squid

    that neck tattoo look amazing
    I wish there was a picture of the whole thing

  6. squid Avatar
    squid

    that neck tattoo look amazing
    I wish there was a picture of the whole thing

  7. squid Avatar
    squid

    that neck tattoo look amazing
    I wish there was a picture of the whole thing

  8. squid Avatar
    squid

    that neck tattoo look amazing
    I wish there was a picture of the whole thing

  9. Court Avatar
    Court

    the guy on the right looks really sweaty and his piercings look really irritated! ouch!

  10. Court Avatar
    Court

    the guy on the right looks really sweaty and his piercings look really irritated! ouch!

  11. Court Avatar
    Court

    the guy on the right looks really sweaty and his piercings look really irritated! ouch!

  12. Court Avatar
    Court

    the guy on the right looks really sweaty and his piercings look really irritated! ouch!

  13. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    Court: you mean the gut on the left right? yeah i thought his piercings looked angry.. maybe he just got them?

  14. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    Court: you mean the gut on the left right? yeah i thought his piercings looked angry.. maybe he just got them?

  15. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    Court: you mean the gut on the left right? yeah i thought his piercings looked angry.. maybe he just got them?

  16. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    Court: you mean the gut on the left right? yeah i thought his piercings looked angry.. maybe he just got them?

  17. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    i mean the GUY ON THE RIGHT.. NOT GUT.. OOPS!

  18. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    i mean the GUY ON THE RIGHT.. NOT GUT.. OOPS!

  19. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    i mean the GUY ON THE RIGHT.. NOT GUT.. OOPS!

  20. ModifiedCuteness Avatar

    i mean the GUY ON THE RIGHT.. NOT GUT.. OOPS!

  21. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    I like the guy on the right tattoos a lot;they look natural(?)…or maybe it’s just because the other guy has so many piercings that it distracts from the awesome work on his neck and face.

  22. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    I like the guy on the right tattoos a lot;they look natural(?)…or maybe it’s just because the other guy has so many piercings that it distracts from the awesome work on his neck and face.

  23. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    I like the guy on the right tattoos a lot;they look natural(?)…or maybe it’s just because the other guy has so many piercings that it distracts from the awesome work on his neck and face.

  24. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    I like the guy on the right tattoos a lot;they look natural(?)…or maybe it’s just because the other guy has so many piercings that it distracts from the awesome work on his neck and face.

  25. S Avatar
    S

    I really like the ink on the guy on the left, it looks so organic, definitely some of my favourite facial work 🙂

    The piercings don’t look to happy though…

  26. S Avatar
    S

    I really like the ink on the guy on the left, it looks so organic, definitely some of my favourite facial work 🙂

    The piercings don’t look to happy though…

  27. S Avatar
    S

    I really like the ink on the guy on the left, it looks so organic, definitely some of my favourite facial work 🙂

    The piercings don’t look to happy though…

  28. S Avatar
    S

    I really like the ink on the guy on the left, it looks so organic, definitely some of my favourite facial work 🙂

    The piercings don’t look to happy though…

  29. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    What is a total shame is that I love the tattoos on his face(the fellow on the left) but for goodness sakes, the piercings look like they are all rejecting and it really takes away from the ink because of that.

    oh well

  30. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    What is a total shame is that I love the tattoos on his face(the fellow on the left) but for goodness sakes, the piercings look like they are all rejecting and it really takes away from the ink because of that.

    oh well

  31. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    What is a total shame is that I love the tattoos on his face(the fellow on the left) but for goodness sakes, the piercings look like they are all rejecting and it really takes away from the ink because of that.

    oh well

  32. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    What is a total shame is that I love the tattoos on his face(the fellow on the left) but for goodness sakes, the piercings look like they are all rejecting and it really takes away from the ink because of that.

    oh well

  33. scotsjerry Avatar
    scotsjerry

    Some excellent work on the young guy (on the right) with plenty of space and scope to get lots more solid ‘tribal’ type work over the rest of his head.
    The sheen on both guys’ heads beggars that it was a bit hot in the hall.

  34. scotsjerry Avatar
    scotsjerry

    Some excellent work on the young guy (on the right) with plenty of space and scope to get lots more solid ‘tribal’ type work over the rest of his head.
    The sheen on both guys’ heads beggars that it was a bit hot in the hall.

  35. scotsjerry Avatar
    scotsjerry

    Some excellent work on the young guy (on the right) with plenty of space and scope to get lots more solid ‘tribal’ type work over the rest of his head.
    The sheen on both guys’ heads beggars that it was a bit hot in the hall.

  36. scotsjerry Avatar
    scotsjerry

    Some excellent work on the young guy (on the right) with plenty of space and scope to get lots more solid ‘tribal’ type work over the rest of his head.
    The sheen on both guys’ heads beggars that it was a bit hot in the hall.

  37. Huggie Bear Avatar
    Huggie Bear

    How can anyone condone or even praise what these 2 idiots have done to themselves. For starters they have rendered themselves unemployable.
    Some people in the world are born with disfiguring birth marks and go though so much pain and surgery, and these idiots have actually paid money to get themselves disfigured and looking like total morans. For gods sake people wake up, what is nice about a load of pieces of metal festering in someones face, and hidious facial tattoos.

  38. Huggie Bear Avatar
    Huggie Bear

    How can anyone condone or even praise what these 2 idiots have done to themselves. For starters they have rendered themselves unemployable.
    Some people in the world are born with disfiguring birth marks and go though so much pain and surgery, and these idiots have actually paid money to get themselves disfigured and looking like total morans. For gods sake people wake up, what is nice about a load of pieces of metal festering in someones face, and hidious facial tattoos.

  39. Huggie Bear Avatar
    Huggie Bear

    How can anyone condone or even praise what these 2 idiots have done to themselves. For starters they have rendered themselves unemployable.
    Some people in the world are born with disfiguring birth marks and go though so much pain and surgery, and these idiots have actually paid money to get themselves disfigured and looking like total morans. For gods sake people wake up, what is nice about a load of pieces of metal festering in someones face, and hidious facial tattoos.

  40. Huggie Bear Avatar
    Huggie Bear

    How can anyone condone or even praise what these 2 idiots have done to themselves. For starters they have rendered themselves unemployable.
    Some people in the world are born with disfiguring birth marks and go though so much pain and surgery, and these idiots have actually paid money to get themselves disfigured and looking like total morans. For gods sake people wake up, what is nice about a load of pieces of metal festering in someones face, and hidious facial tattoos.

  41. CyberBlade1000 Avatar

    I am not crazy about the tattoos on the guy on the right, but it is his face. I do like the tattoos on the left guy but the rejecting piercings take away from it.

    also to huggie bear, I myself have very extensive tattooing, and i have a job (and gasp i DON’T work in the body mod industry) you may not like it, but these people like how they look. Just like people spends lots of money to make what ever other alteration to there apperance to make themselves look how they want.

    I have an image in my head what i WANT to look like, and am willing to go through what it takes to make it a reality. Any changes I make are for ME, not for other people though.

    In addition to the tattooing, I do want to have my nose straitened out. Obviously it is not to Fit in more, but I don’t like the fact that my nose is crooked. I see that no different than wanting tattoos on my face. It is my body and my decision what alterations will make me happier with my body and appearance.

  42. CyberBlade1000 Avatar

    I am not crazy about the tattoos on the guy on the right, but it is his face. I do like the tattoos on the left guy but the rejecting piercings take away from it.

    also to huggie bear, I myself have very extensive tattooing, and i have a job (and gasp i DON’T work in the body mod industry) you may not like it, but these people like how they look. Just like people spends lots of money to make what ever other alteration to there apperance to make themselves look how they want.

    I have an image in my head what i WANT to look like, and am willing to go through what it takes to make it a reality. Any changes I make are for ME, not for other people though.

    In addition to the tattooing, I do want to have my nose straitened out. Obviously it is not to Fit in more, but I don’t like the fact that my nose is crooked. I see that no different than wanting tattoos on my face. It is my body and my decision what alterations will make me happier with my body and appearance.

  43. CyberBlade1000 Avatar

    I am not crazy about the tattoos on the guy on the right, but it is his face. I do like the tattoos on the left guy but the rejecting piercings take away from it.

    also to huggie bear, I myself have very extensive tattooing, and i have a job (and gasp i DON’T work in the body mod industry) you may not like it, but these people like how they look. Just like people spends lots of money to make what ever other alteration to there apperance to make themselves look how they want.

    I have an image in my head what i WANT to look like, and am willing to go through what it takes to make it a reality. Any changes I make are for ME, not for other people though.

    In addition to the tattooing, I do want to have my nose straitened out. Obviously it is not to Fit in more, but I don’t like the fact that my nose is crooked. I see that no different than wanting tattoos on my face. It is my body and my decision what alterations will make me happier with my body and appearance.

  44. CyberBlade1000 Avatar

    I am not crazy about the tattoos on the guy on the right, but it is his face. I do like the tattoos on the left guy but the rejecting piercings take away from it.

    also to huggie bear, I myself have very extensive tattooing, and i have a job (and gasp i DON’T work in the body mod industry) you may not like it, but these people like how they look. Just like people spends lots of money to make what ever other alteration to there apperance to make themselves look how they want.

    I have an image in my head what i WANT to look like, and am willing to go through what it takes to make it a reality. Any changes I make are for ME, not for other people though.

    In addition to the tattooing, I do want to have my nose straitened out. Obviously it is not to Fit in more, but I don’t like the fact that my nose is crooked. I see that no different than wanting tattoos on my face. It is my body and my decision what alterations will make me happier with my body and appearance.

  45. Huggie_Bear Avatar
    Huggie_Bear

    CyberBlade I would be interested to know your profession if you have extensive tattooing like the two people above & its not in the bod mod profession. I’m very happy for you if you believe the modifications you have made are a life time decision that you will be happy with all your life. I am sure a lot of people make changes they regret at a later stage in life. I am complating a nose job myself and its not for cosmetic reasons I broke my nose and its set wrongly.

  46. Huggie_Bear Avatar
    Huggie_Bear

    CyberBlade I would be interested to know your profession if you have extensive tattooing like the two people above & its not in the bod mod profession. I’m very happy for you if you believe the modifications you have made are a life time decision that you will be happy with all your life. I am sure a lot of people make changes they regret at a later stage in life. I am complating a nose job myself and its not for cosmetic reasons I broke my nose and its set wrongly.

  47. Huggie_Bear Avatar
    Huggie_Bear

    CyberBlade I would be interested to know your profession if you have extensive tattooing like the two people above & its not in the bod mod profession. I’m very happy for you if you believe the modifications you have made are a life time decision that you will be happy with all your life. I am sure a lot of people make changes they regret at a later stage in life. I am complating a nose job myself and its not for cosmetic reasons I broke my nose and its set wrongly.

  48. Huggie_Bear Avatar
    Huggie_Bear

    CyberBlade I would be interested to know your profession if you have extensive tattooing like the two people above & its not in the bod mod profession. I’m very happy for you if you believe the modifications you have made are a life time decision that you will be happy with all your life. I am sure a lot of people make changes they regret at a later stage in life. I am complating a nose job myself and its not for cosmetic reasons I broke my nose and its set wrongly.

  49. Misantropie Avatar
    Misantropie

    to squid: whole tatto of men on the left(his name is P.J. Hejatko) you can check on http://www.pjh.cz/Soubory/foto.htm

    to Huggie_Bear: man on the left is journalist and “poet”(I really don’t like his poems), man on the right is a work-hand(so I think, he has no problems with his facial tattoo)

  50. Misantropie Avatar
    Misantropie

    to squid: whole tatto of men on the left(his name is P.J. Hejatko) you can check on http://www.pjh.cz/Soubory/foto.htm

    to Huggie_Bear: man on the left is journalist and “poet”(I really don’t like his poems), man on the right is a work-hand(so I think, he has no problems with his facial tattoo)

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