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.
  • Geometry, Dotwork, and Polynesian Motifs

    These beautiful sleeves enjoying the beach are by Vincent Hocquet at Beautiful Freak in St. Idesbald, Belgium. Anyway, I hope today’s updates are alright — I think I’m on day five of basically no sleep, and yesterday my doctor upped a bunch of stuff to try and help me sleep, but all it’s done so far is make me feel dopey during the day, ha… grr… I’d much rather be hanging out on the beach with this guy.


  • Bling Teardrop Dermal Anchor

    This was done by Tina V at Red Sky Studio in Tucson, AZ. If a tattooed teardrop means you killed someone in prison (or something like that), I wonder what a bling teardrop means…


  • Healed Forehead Implants

    I like Enrikay‘s forehead implants — they’re both very subtle and very striking at the same time. These were done using silicone half domes by Tony in Las Vegas.


  • “I am the high you can’t sustain”

    And I do love getting high…

    I realized that I haven’t posted a play piercing photo in a while, so when we got this photo from one of my favorite play piercers (ennui zero — I’m a sucker for her photos: 1 2 3 4) I agreed that it ought to be posted. She tells me she was being a baby that night and just did a few 25 gauge needles but I still like the photo.

    PS. It’s covered in this photo but she has a really great lower lip bling that you can check out on her page.


  • Bicep Tattoos

    As I turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
    This wind is blowin’ my mind
    I see the kids in the street, with not enough to eat
    Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs
    A summer’s disregard, a broken bottle top
    And a one man’s soul
    They follow each other on the wind ya’ know
    ‘Cause they got nowhere to go
    That’s why I want you to know

    Tattoos by Sam Parker at Graveside Tattooing in Atlanta on biochemistry student Hollywood Johnstone (brains and brawn, girls).


  • Rhino Piercing

    Because this is such an unusual piercing, the vertical nasal tip piercing has a myriad of names all over the world. In Rancagua, Chile (where this was done by Zham at Peke House), it’s being called a “rhino”. Piercings like this (along with septrils and other unusual nose piercings) are in the nose related piercings gallery on BME.


  • What a great smile!

    I just realized that think I’ve seen this guy around town (his IP address implies that he lives just down the street from me). Next time I will have an excuse to say hello!


  • I’ve been naughty

    Sorry for not posting over the past “few” days. Let’s see if I can manage more than today’s sporadic post this week… This tattoo is by Sandi C, currently at Twisted Sol in Denver, Colorado.


  • There are three people in this photo

    MacabreBetty and Matt, photo by Daithan in Edmonton, Alberta.


  • Northern Thailand

    From Geshem, a pair of young girls in northern Thailand with stretched lobes (and a kid in the background perhaps fantasizing about a facial tattoo!).