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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.

Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture

  • BME BOYS Calendar 02/01/2010

    Written by

    Lexci Million

    I apologize for the lack of man meat last week, ladies and gents. Here is this week’s installment of BME Boys Calendar hopefuls!

    First up is atmosphericcaos. He sent me in a couple photos and I couldn’t deny us any of them. Bonus photos!

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    Click through for more!

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    Last but not least, IAM regnis!

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    Time to get your votes coming in! Remember that you MUST submit your vote by email – votes in the comment section will not be counted.   Don’t be shy, Boys! Keep submitting your photos!

    About being a featured boy: This event is open to all BME Boys age 18 and over. Boys of all shapes, sizes and race are encouraged to submit pictures. Contestants can be dressed or nude, but nothing too pornographic will be featured. Pictures need to be of decent quality, lest the readers condemn me to hell for posting webcam shots. Agreeing to be involved is consenting to be featured in the calendar, if you are selected for it. If you want to suggest someone, feel free to do so. I will contact them and see if they are interested, but no one will be featured without their explicit approval.

    About voting: Votes will be tallied by emailing [email protected], just make the subject “Vote (insert name of the guy you choose)” and your vote will be tallied.  Votes will be anonymous, there is no reason for anyone to know who voted for whom and how many votes each girl got. This isn’t about competition, it’s about a fun, interactive way to get the readers involved in the selection process.

    About Commenting: I am enforcing a strict ZERO TOLERANCE policy for negative comments about the boys. They are being kind enough to share themselves with us and to help BME make a calendar, they should not have to fear public ridicule. Negative comments will be deleted, if we have a repeat offender, all of their future modblog comments will be sent to moderation. This isn’t about censorship, it’s about common courtesy and respect.

    We’re looking forward to seeing BME’s most intriguing boys! Let’s see ya, fellas!

  • Dead Virgins Don’t Sing

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    Here is another cool piece by Lila Way of True Grit Tattoos in Burlington, ON. This may not be as much of a dumb idea as her boyfriends tattoo, but I really dig this Day of the Dead style Virgin Mary.

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  • The 2010 Dallas Suspension Practitioner Convention is coming soon!

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    Every year there are a few MUST attend events for the body modification community. Events like the APP convention, BME Fest and others are high up on a lot of people’s yearly to-do list.

    As of last year, there is a new annual must do event, at least for those people who are involved with suspensions. That event  is the Dallas Suspension Practitioner Convention, or Dallas SusCon as it’s more commonly known. Last years event was ground breaking for the suspension community, participants worked together and learned together. Aside from members of the suspension community learning from each other, teachers were pulled in from fields outside of body  modification to teach rigging and other various skills applicable to suspension.

    Of course, the event is not all learning, there was plenty of fun to be had also, as you can plainly see in this video.

    Here’s a brief synopsis from the man behind the event, Allen Falkner:

    The 2010 Dallas Suspension Practitioners Convention will take place from Friday, April 2nd to Sunday, April 4th, 2010 in Dallas Texas. The three day event will feature expert speakers, classes in technique and safety, advanced suspensions and entertainment geared toward suspension practitioners.

    This event is not for people wanting to attempt their first suspension. If you are new to the art of suspension and would like more information, please contact a group in your area.

    Mission Statement:

    The objective of this convention is to promote international communication within the suspension community, share information on techniques, protocols and safety measures, and address many concerns that have been arising due to the negative overexposure of suspension in the media. As you surely know, the suspension community has been growing in leaps and bounds with very little education and regulation to keep our industry in check. Events such as the 2010 Dallas Suspension Practitioners Convention afford us the opportunity to provide education and standardize regulation among suspension communities from around the globe.

    Our estimated attendance will be 150+ suspension practitioners and body modification professionals. This event is for our suspension community to come together and share knowledge and skills with each other in a socially constructive and beneficial way

    For several more pictures from last years inaugural event, keep on keeping on.

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    Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make this event and I am sure that will go down on my list of regrets from 2010. If you are a suspension practitioner and you can find a way to go, I highly advise you do so. For more information check out the official website.

  • You know what I hate about winter?

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    The cold air hitting the metal body jewelry I wear. I usually take the plugs out of my ears, but the eyelet in my septum, that damn thing gets frigid!

    Thinking of that, I couldn’t help but get a bit of a chill just seeing this pic of Hell’s Monkey with an icicle through his septum!

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    For a picture with another icicle through his labret, keep on keeping on.

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  • Back in Stock

    Written by

    Rachel

    We’ve got more stuff than just this back in stock at BMEshop but check it out. You can also find the “Body Piercing is not a crime” tshirt, the Guess Where? shirt and Calm shirts and Team BME shirts all back in stock! Tax return money is right around the corner, why not help out BME and buy some stuff?

  • Casting Call

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    Attention readers, BME got this casting call and we’re putting it out there for anyone who might be interested:

    I’m looking for some assistance in finding people with excessive facial piercings and those who have had body modification.

    Mark Seliger, is releasing a book this year made up of his personal work of nudes, landscapes, still lifes and portraits.   Many of the portraits he has taken are of people with excessive facial piercings or have had body modification.   I have attached some references of those we have already shot.

    We often travel for work so if you know of people around the country, please do send any and all suggestions our way.
    Compensation is $200 (negotiable) plus a print from the shoot.

    MAURIA KIERNAN | Producer
    Mark Seliger Photography | 162 Charles Street | New York, NY 10014
    T 212.929.7550×218 | F 212/929.4215 | C 617/512.2968
    [email protected] | www.markseliger.com

    Here are a few samples of the photographer’s work:

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  • This may be a wee bit gratuitous…

    Written by

    Sean Philips

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    Right now Sailor Matt Clark, his girlfriend Robin and several other BME people are in a Philadelphia  strip club trying to find the elusive,  labia and hood piercings that glow under black light.

  • BME Girls Calendar 1/29/10

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    For those of you interested in seeing this batch of girls who submitted their pictures for  possible use in the upcoming BME Girls Calendar, keep on reading. If this isn’t your thing, come back later for other types of modblog post.

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    About being a featured girl: This event is open to all BME Girls age 18 and over. Girls of all shapes, sizes and race are encouraged to submit pictures. Contestants can be dressed or nude, but nothing too pornographic will be featured. Pictures need to be of decent quality, lest the readers condemn me to hell for posting webcam shots. Agreeing to be involved is consenting to be featured in the calendar, if you are selected for it. If you want to suggest someone, feel free to do so. I will contact them and see if they are interested, but no one will be featured without their explicit approval. To submit pictures, please email them to [email protected] Make sure to include your IAM: name (or real name) in your email.

    About voting: Votes will be tallied by emailing [email protected], just make the subject “Vote (insert name of girl you choose)” and your vote will be tallied.  Votes will be anonymous, there is no reason for anyone to know who voted for whom and how many votes each girl got.  Voting for one week ends when the following weeks post goes up. Please note, this isn’t about competition, it’s about a fun, interactive way to get the readers involved in the selection process.

    About Commenting: I am enforcing a strict ZERO TOLERANCE policy for negative comments about the girls. They are being kind enough to share themselves with us and to help BME make a calendar, they should not have to fear public ridicule. Negative comments will be deleted, if we have a repeat offender, all of their future modblog comments will be sent to moderation. This isn’t about censorship, it’s about common courtesy and respect.

    Check back next Friday for the next installment of the BME Girls Calendar feature. I will be back posting other features to modblog Monday, until then keep on keeping on.

  • Ingenuity.

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    Normally, a urethral reroute requires a surgical procedure, yet this BME contributor has figured out a way to do a different type of reroute with a deep pa and the homemade  Princes wand you see here.

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    For 3 more pictures of this wand in place, keep on keeping on.

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  • F You! This will heal!

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    No, that wasn’t an actual quote from BlackVirus about his self done transfinger piercing, but it is certainly what this picture said to me.

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    This piercing was a fairly crude DIY piercing (pictures of the procedure on his IAM page) and the jewelry is definitely  longer than needed, plus there is a random o-ring on it which I can’t figure out,  yet here it is looking ok at 4 months old.

    No piercings on the hand are a particularly good idea because of the use and abuse that a hand gets on a daily basis. However, transfinger piercings have a fairly remarkable chance of healing if the subject leads a fairly gentle life. Obviously, for the best chance of getting any piercing to heal, you should seek out an experienced piercer who uses proper jewelry and has an understanding of why something may or may not work out. Nonetheless, once in a while some “crazy kid” does a DIY piercing that shouldn’t last more than a week and yet for some reason it does.