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.

MARTA Map

By Chris at Liberty Tattoo in Atlanta, GA — this is a map of Atlanta’s subway system. You know, I haven’t really ridden the subway here in Toronto a lot in the last five years, but before that I rode it constantly and I’m sure for the rest of my life the subway map will be a fairly direct symbol of the city to me.

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70 responses to “MARTA Map”

  1. Rob in Australia Avatar
    Rob in Australia

    Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta

  2. Rob in Australia Avatar
    Rob in Australia

    Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta

  3. Empress Avatar
    Empress

    Maybe he’s paying homage to the subway for some reason known only yo himself.
    He could have met the love of his life on there. Or he hates to journey to work everyday.
    Come on owner of the ink, post us an explanation 🙂

  4. Empress Avatar
    Empress

    Maybe he’s paying homage to the subway for some reason known only yo himself.
    He could have met the love of his life on there. Or he hates to journey to work everyday.
    Come on owner of the ink, post us an explanation 🙂

  5. valentxne Avatar

    i rocked the westbound from edgewood to five points, then the northbound to arts center every day. awesome tattoo. might look like shit in 10 years, but it’ll have been worth it.

  6. valentxne Avatar

    i rocked the westbound from edgewood to five points, then the northbound to arts center every day. awesome tattoo. might look like shit in 10 years, but it’ll have been worth it.

  7. Brittany Avatar
    Brittany

    Hahaha, I totally love it. I’ve only been on MARTA a few times and don’t exactly love it…but I see why it helps people get places. But yeah, that’s totally cool looking.

  8. Brittany Avatar
    Brittany

    Hahaha, I totally love it. I’ve only been on MARTA a few times and don’t exactly love it…but I see why it helps people get places. But yeah, that’s totally cool looking.

  9. chelle Avatar

    i don’t know if marta’s subway line irks me much, but their buses totally suck if you don’t wanna get somewhere like directly north or south of you.
    i love tempe’s bus system … it’s not perfect, but it actually goes places! holy shit!

  10. chelle Avatar

    i don’t know if marta’s subway line irks me much, but their buses totally suck if you don’t wanna get somewhere like directly north or south of you.
    i love tempe’s bus system … it’s not perfect, but it actually goes places! holy shit!

  11. ookumbubbleoo Avatar

    Awww! Before I read the description, I thought it was a constellation, but kept wondering why it looked so damn familiar. I miss riding the train every once in a while.

  12. ookumbubbleoo Avatar

    Awww! Before I read the description, I thought it was a constellation, but kept wondering why it looked so damn familiar. I miss riding the train every once in a while.

  13. Max Brand Avatar

    Hey Jason….buy a bicycle!….haha!…..Public Transport isn’t any better for the world. We’re fucked either way!……

    I’ve lived in Atlanta for three years now, and the only time I’ve ever set foot on MARTA was when I was here in ’96 for the “Olympdicks”!……

    Anyone I’ve worked with that has to ride MARTA hates it……and they are always late!….haha!……

    In the end, I see no problem with having a MARTA tattoo, but that doesn’t make it a better system……

  14. Max Brand Avatar

    Hey Jason….buy a bicycle!….haha!…..Public Transport isn’t any better for the world. We’re fucked either way!……

    I’ve lived in Atlanta for three years now, and the only time I’ve ever set foot on MARTA was when I was here in ’96 for the “Olympdicks”!……

    Anyone I’ve worked with that has to ride MARTA hates it……and they are always late!….haha!……

    In the end, I see no problem with having a MARTA tattoo, but that doesn’t make it a better system……

  15. Aino Avatar
    Aino

    Haha, I’ve recently thought about getting the Helsinki tube map done. It used to be only one straight line, now it’s extended and Y-shaped!

  16. Aino Avatar
    Aino

    Haha, I’ve recently thought about getting the Helsinki tube map done. It used to be only one straight line, now it’s extended and Y-shaped!

  17. DeKalb Avatar
    DeKalb

    The tattoo is mine, and it’s on the left (my left) side of my belly. I can’t really explain why I like MARTA so much, I think it’s beautiful, and I had wanted a tattoo of something related to it for some time. A little under a month before getting it I knew this is what I would get, and I planned to do it after I got a job at MARTA (prolly won’t happen :() but one day I wasn’t in my right mind and had to get SOMEthing done and got that… no I don’t regret it!! 🙂 sorry for responding so late, I posted this a long time ago and had given up hope on it being on the modblog (as my other tattoo… powerpoint logo… was)

  18. DeKalb Avatar
    DeKalb

    The tattoo is mine, and it’s on the left (my left) side of my belly. I can’t really explain why I like MARTA so much, I think it’s beautiful, and I had wanted a tattoo of something related to it for some time. A little under a month before getting it I knew this is what I would get, and I planned to do it after I got a job at MARTA (prolly won’t happen :() but one day I wasn’t in my right mind and had to get SOMEthing done and got that… no I don’t regret it!! 🙂 sorry for responding so late, I posted this a long time ago and had given up hope on it being on the modblog (as my other tattoo… powerpoint logo… was)

  19. sara Avatar

    i had seen the tokyo one, but marta? haha. wow i love marta.

  20. sara Avatar

    i had seen the tokyo one, but marta? haha. wow i love marta.

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