BME: Body Modification Ezine

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

  • Come Join Us

    Written by

    Jonathon

    For those of you still with us. We’ve setup a new (temporary?) site where we can all connect with each other and share our photos and stories again. SOCIAL.BME.COM is that place and we hope you’ll join us. While I don’t expect a swarm of people signing up, due to the currently limited resources, we’re doing a controlled rollout to ensure the performance and availability of what little we have online right now.

    The software is called Mastodon, it’s a decentralized social networking software. At this time we’re keeping this community (node) private. Meaning your posts do not show up on the network (only on this node), nor do they show up to non-logged in users. Currently we have no plans of opening it completely public, but it’s not impossible. Of course any future changes to visibility will be communicated to all users.

    We hope to see you there.

    https://social.bme.com/invite/uqpMbjaC

    -jonathon

  • To The BME Community

    Written by

    Jonathon

    I hope you might remember me, my name is Nefarious. My childhood was surrounded by BME and I have missed it in the past years, so hello I hope you are doing well.  As you may already know, today 10 years ago my dad Shannon Larratt passed away. And if you were not aware, my mom Rachel Larratt passed away last year in June. Together they built BME and created a place where people truly had freedom. BME may have not been as active recently as it was in the past, but I do not want to let it die with them. Unfortunately through those years of neglect, the site and community have deteriorated. Since my mom’s passing we have been dealing with hosting issues, unforeseen struggles, and a string of bad luck. We’re still gaining full control over some accounts. It is very complicated, but we are asking for patience. We are trying to get it back, but this time it will take longer than it has before.

    I cannot promise that the millions of photos and videos since its inception in 1996 are safe right now, but if it does come to it, together we can create a new collection. Jon, Jen, Marks and I have worked tirelessly trying to keep BME online, and we will continue to do so. In the meantime we will keep this blog running, and we are launching a private website that will allow us to stay connected.

    Times have changed and so have all of you. BME on the other hand has had nearly no changes in the past 15 years. We are overdue for more than just a makeover and recent events mean that BMEShop is our only source of income right now. If you ever want to make suggestions, or even just want to send a friendly letter, please reach out at [email protected]. 

    – Nefarious

  • We’re still here. We’re not giving up.

    We’re still here. We’re not giving up.

    Written by

    Jonathon

    I wanted to provide another update since it’s a new year. As you can tell I’ve not managed to import any of the old Moblog content yet, but I’m hoping to work on that soon. I was away for the holiday spending time with family. I believe I have been able to fix the main site billing issues so you should hopefully be able to create new subscriptions or if you had one that expired over the holiday it should renew very soon.

    We are continuing to keep the site alive and online and we’re working in the background on some plans for the future. Please stay tuned, as we hope to make some announcements on the future path for BME. Thank you all for the support.

    -jonathon

  • We’re back, but…

    We’re back, but…

    Written by

    Jonathon

    As you can see we’re not quite 100%. We were able to recover file backups (images, scripts, etc) of the sites on the machine we lost. However we’ve not been able to recover database backups (posts, comments, etc). On top of that the backup server in our rack has crashed and isn’t responding. We may need to get someone to physically reboot the machine which will take more time. And even if we get that server back online we don’t know if we’ll be able to find what we need*. I’m really sorry, and I assure you nobody is more upset about it than I am. Jen and I will continue to do our best to keep things running until we have a clear plan of what the future will be.

    In the mean time we’ve setup a new blog and we’ll do our best to provide some meaningful updates and regular content for you. The theme isn’t quite what it was but I hope it brings some kind of familiarity while we work on recovery.

    If you’re reading this and you care about BME, we’d love for you to leave a comment as a show of support so we know you’re all out there. This feels like a very lonely place right now and that is very much the anti-thesis of what BME stands for.

    Sorry I don’t have any good news.

    * We’re working on scraping the internet archive for old posts and comments.

    -jonathon

  • Rachel Larratt 1980 – 2022

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    It is with a broken heart that I must make this announcement. On June 24th, 2022, Rachel passed away in her sleep. What can I possibly say? Rachel was a force and a light in the world. She had a passion and a love for the body modification community. She did so much for so many and without looking for any praise. In addition to our BME community, Rachel was well known in the car racing community and had just returned from the Gold Rush Rally, where, I’m told, she had the time of her life.

    Right now, we are broken. We are deeply grieving this magnificent person whose life was cut far too short. Please keep her fiancee Marks and her daughter Ari in your thoughts and please respect theirs (and my) privacy at this time, while we try to come to terms with the unimaginable. Rachel leaves behind countless friends and loved ones who mourn her.

    Rachel’s good friend Jimbo posted a video that can be seen, here.

    We’ll miss you, Rachel. Your memory will remain a blessing for all who knew and loved you.

  • BME will be right back!

    Written by

    Rachel

    BME suffered a hardware malfunction on Sunday, April 5th. This has caused a site wide outage. This affects BME and the “friends of BME” sites that are hosted in BME’s colo cabinet.

    While the hardware that needs to be replaced is fairly minor, it is a critical component of BME’s hosting environment and can’t function without it. It is also a specialty item that can’t be sourced locally. Due to closures and delays caused by COVID-19, what could normally be sourced in a few hours, will likely take several days.

    Please bear with us while we obsessively check the mail patiently wait for the replacement to arrive.

    Remember to wash your hands and practice social distancing!

    Find more information at CDC.gov! 

    (Update: In case you missed it, BME has been back up since April 10th!)

  • Happy Holidays & Happy New Year

    Written by

    BME

    On behalf of BME, we wish everyone happy holidays and have a safe, happy New Year!

    Tattoo by Filip von Haring, Czech Republic.

    Tattoo by Filip von Haring, Czech Republic.

     

  • Marquis De Sade

    Written by

    BME

    Here’s a new book that, while not exactly body modification related, will probably still be of interest to lots of you!

    Goliath Books presents…

    Marquis De Sade – 100 Erotic Illustrations

    Vintage erotic edition!

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    Marquis De Sade has shocked for generations, was sentenced to death, his books were censored, artists, authors as well as psychologists have dealt with his work. De Sade writings became the symbol of the forbidden worldwide – perversion personified. Now, for the first time, Goliath Books presents a unique text-free collection of all erotic illustrations of De Sade’s works, published as a beautiful hardcover book.

    More after the break! NSFW!

    The Marquis De Sade’s writings have since experienced a great deal: they have been forbidden, burnt, banned, censored, and interpreted by notable psychologists and writers. In the age of Pornhub, however, De Sade’s scandalous writings are far below the arousal threshold that their image would lead us to assume.

    Marquis De Sade – 100 Erotic Illustrations
    Publisher: GOLIATH
    Pages: 112
    Illustrations: 100
    Hardcover
    Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
    ISBN: 978-3-95730-037-9
    Size: 14 x 21 cm / 5.5” x 8.5”
    € 24.99 – 22.99 GBP – 34.99 USD
    www.goliathbooks.com

  • Lexicon of Tribal Tattoos (book)

    Written by

    BME

    Lexicon of Tribal Tattoos: Motifs, Meanings, and Origins
    Radomir Fiksa

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    Tattoos have played an important role in human culture for thousands of years. Ideal for the tattoo artist, anthropologist, or tattoo fan, this visual lexicon covers tattoos from hundreds of different cultures and lists meanings, reasons for wearing, rites of passage, and indicates placement for thousands of individual tattoos. Complete with nearly 650 illustrations, the book breaks down the symbology of these tattoos, indicating the origin and significance of motifs from tattoo cultures that still exist and those that have been lost to history. The breadth and depth of this information serves to inspire today’s tattoo artist and expand the knowledge of this ancient and global phenomena.

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    Size: 6″ x 9″ | 640 b/w illustrations | 240 pp
    ISBN13: 9780764355653 | Binding: hard cover
    Buy: Amazon.com, Amazon.ca

    About the Author:
    A professional tattoo artist from the Czech Republic, Radomir Fiksa writes articles and books on tattoo art and body modification. He is the founder of Provocative Tattoo, where he trains future tattoo artists.

  • Tattoo Super Models (Book)

    Written by

    BME

    TATTOO SUPER MODELS

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    Highly stylized, classy and sensually sexy images of inked models, shot by Christian Saint, a leader in the world of tattoo photography. Using light masterly to caress a woman´s skin, he is highlighting the sexiness of individual body art with a finesse that everybody can fall in love with.

    Excitingly determined…
    For many years social critics have been trying to make young people aware of the fact that tattoos will last for a lifetime and that the insights of an 18-year-old might differ to the way they perceive things when they are 40. Tattoo Super Models by Christian Saint counters that well made tattoos on beautiful women are simply gorgeous. It is a plea for the courage to beautify oneself permanently, to do this without any fear of regret it once you’re old – because the bravado to really live in the moment is extremely sexy.

    (NSFW after the link)

    ChristianSaint_ElWood_2 Tattooed model Hattie Watson photography by Christian Saint. Alt tattoo model / singer Leah Jung photographed by Christian Saint. Alt tattooed model Vanessa Lake photographed by Cristian Saint.

    Christian Saint is a professional advertising, celebrity and fine art photographer, residing in (Williamsburg) Brooklyn, New York. With over 20 years experience in the commercial world and tired of the industry’s narrow view of beauty, he focused his sites on the tattoo community. Using his knowledge from commercial fashion and beauty, he helps bring “alternative” to the main-stream. With his unique, sophisticated style he has successfully dragged tattoo photography out of hiding, while consistently exciting a large inter-national audience.

    Tattoo Super Models features inked beauties with perfect shapes, wearing almost nothing but seductive body art. Using light masterly to caress a woman’s skin, Christian Saint is highlighting the sexiness of individual body art with a finesse that everybody can fall in love with. Elegant, capriciously and truly sexy.

    Publisher: GOLIATH
    ISBN 13: 978-3-95730-000-3
    Size/Format: 5.5” x 8.5” / 14,5 x 21,5 cm
    144 Pages / Seiten
    Hardcover
    English, German, Français, Español, Italiano
    US$ 34.95 – £ 22.99 – Euro 24,90
    www.goliathbooks.com

    See also Tattooed Beauties Book