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.

Spread ‘Em


Money? Check. Diamonds? Check. BME? Check and mate. (I don’t really know what that’s supposed to mean.)

(IAM: Shannon Hodgkin‘s got his hands aloft, with tattoos by Mel Keidge at Phatt Tatt2 in Queensland, Australia.)

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26 responses to “Spread ‘Em”

  1. IckyNichola Avatar
    IckyNichola

    check and mate? like in chess, when you get someone in checkmate. its what cha say.

    and i love love love the BME hand.

  2. John555 Avatar
    John555

    sorry it don’t look the best 🙁 , the BME hand is ok tho , pass on the $$$

  3. DuckieVamp Avatar

    It’s Shannon! 😀

  4. Al[ex]I Valentine Avatar
    Al[ex]I Valentine

    Is it weird that I’ve met this guy on random trips to mackay?

  5. Amandagee Avatar

    andy milonakis with emo hair?

  6. anamorphic Avatar
    anamorphic

    sleeve looks like it could be very nice but what happened with the diamond?….someone took their eye off the ball on that one….and what is that crap design on the other hand?????? very dodgy!

  7. kaylah Avatar
    kaylah

    Bahaha, it does look like Andy Milonakis!

  8. shannon Avatar

    hahah the bme ones the only one done by mel, the diamond one was hand poked by myself, an its allll fallen out 🙁

  9. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    i like the diamond a lot actually

  10. h3cknot3kno Avatar
    h3cknot3kno

    Love the BME hand tattoo.
    The sleeve looks like it could be neat too.
    But as for the diamond and donald trump scene hair; I just can’t wait for the goddamn trend to end.
    Sorry to those of you that have either.
    It’s just so overdone and uninteresting now.
    :L

  11. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    i am so glad that i have not done any of that to myself.

  12. CrimShuffle Avatar

    How does ink hold on the palms? The BME hand is my fave.

  13. Jaimes Avatar
    Jaimes

    @h3cknot3kno: Wanna know what I can’t wait to end? Ignorant people that judge other based on their hair.

    I mean, I don’t even have a fringe or any of that but really, when you dislike people based on their hair style you really need to do a bit of soul searching…

  14. hellpavel Avatar
    hellpavel

    awesome hand, man
    realy like it =)

  15. h3cknot3kno Avatar
    h3cknot3kno

    @Jaimes
    I don’t hate the people have those things, I just find them boring [the hair and such I mean.]
    I don’t like terrible tattoos and greasy hair either, but that doesn’t mean I hate my friends that have self done tattoos that are absolutely terrible and never wash their hair properly.
    And no, I wasn’t friends with them before they had those things either so they obviously didn’t deter them from me.
    I’m sure there are trends that you hate also.
    Mullets perhaps? Maybe.. sequined shirts?
    Does that mean that you dislike anyone from the 80′s?
    I doubt it.

  16. swoon Avatar

    man, hair like this has been around forever, style is never a trend.
    yes, there are “trendy” things to do, i agree.
    but to say you can’t wait for a certain style to run out is silly. there are always people who stick with the fashion they like like this.

    i love them both! he’s cute.

  17. cellar_door Avatar

    SHANNONNNNNNNNNNN
    This guy is great.
    I like how it turned out and I admire that he was able to tattoo his own palm, I wouldn’t be able to do that!

  18. cellar_door Avatar

    Ps.
    Girl who posted before me – totally my future wife.

  19. Dean Farrar Avatar
    Dean Farrar

    number6 that crappy design is the BME logo omg ur on mod blog and u odnt no what that is were have u been liveing on bme haha

  20. Dean Farrar Avatar

    but the hands are nice i suppose

  21. jazzybean Avatar

    would love to see his sleeve in more detail

  22. Jade Avatar
    Jade

    They look awful as they are….. when they fade they’re going to look a complete mess.

  23. anamorphic Avatar
    anamorphic

    Dean Farrar….it was a joke you idiot.

  24. anamorphic Avatar
    anamorphic

    ….and please try harder with the grammar, 0/10

  25. Stacey Avatar
    Stacey

    Dude, seriously, fix your goddamn hair.
    Your fringe/bangs/whatever the crap you want to call it is NOT supposed to start from the back of your head.
    Jesus tap dancing christ!

  26. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    who cares about his hair?
    people like what they like.

    it’s cool he did his own hand!

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