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.

Open Wide

A black sun tattoo for where the sun don’t shine… by Agroaal, Azpeitia, Spain. Click through if you want to see how brave the wearer has been so far in terms of bringing the blackwork closer to full depth.

Comments

28 responses to “Open Wide”

  1. markmarkmark Avatar
    markmarkmark

    this is why i couldn’t ever be gay. hair. yikes.
    not that i’m saying this fella is gay or anything, but man – i am not attracted to man ass.

  2. silverflame Avatar

    wow, that’s a lot of fur!

  3. Marc Avatar
    Marc

    #1, Not to badmouth this guy or anything, but there are people around with cuter asses 🙂

  4. Rats McGee Avatar
    Rats McGee

    lol. englands hidden reverse would be proud.

    I want to see an anal staircase tattoo!

  5. daze Avatar
    daze

    perhaps i haven’t seen enough man-ass in my life, but my god, that is hairy….

  6. dani Avatar
    dani

    that is one hairy man.

  7. Empress Avatar
    Empress

    The shaved version makes me laugh, I do like the ink tho

  8. xunseenx Avatar

    sassy assy sasquatch!
    reminds me of a venus flytrap. the tattoo, that is. probably because i just watched creepshow 2 again recently.

  9. kittyn Avatar
    kittyn

    the aftercare is what I wouldn’t want for this.. itchy, kinda stinging, and constantly rubbed together while you’re moving.. man.

  10. Hayduke Avatar
    Hayduke

    Ah, an ode to the purple starfish.

  11. Nmfeaux Avatar
    Nmfeaux

    If I were his artist I would have charged him a “butt-load”!

  12. ShaggyDope Avatar

    that is one hairy man ass

  13. Corbin Avatar
    Corbin

    MAN-O-LANTERN!!!

  14. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    fuzzy… that’s all I can say.

  15. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    it looked like something was trying to claw its way out of his bum hole.

  16. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Forget the wearer being brave, think about the tattoo artist.

  17. kaylee Avatar
    kaylee

    it really does look like somethings trying to get out…something that shouldnt get out.

  18. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    He should have had a big hairy tarantula tattooed instead. You know, kept the whole furry theme.

  19. Bean Avatar

    16 – You took the exact words from my mouth…

  20. Chaq Avatar
    Chaq

    It kinda reminds me of the ghost creatures in The Grudge, you know how their hair sort of creeps around the corner before they do?

  21. doggs Avatar
    doggs

    mmmmmmmmmmmm hot hairy rump……..

  22. con Avatar
    con

    His bum looks so much nicer shaven xD

  23. sarah schizm Avatar

    hehe oh dear:|

  24. Anna Avatar

    I really hope he didn’t have gas during that tattoo session.

  25. verucassault Avatar
    verucassault

    Great. Now I have “Black Hole Sun” stuck in my head…

  26. Jack Avatar
    Jack

    hairy!!

  27. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    does anyone have a dimple above their butt cracks? its called a sacral dimple.

  28. james Avatar
    james

    damn that the nicest ass ive ever seen

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