Tattoo Interviews

Ivano Natale is a black and grey specializing tattooer working out of Thy Gallery Studio (his own shop) in the beautiful Naples, Italy. He is known for being one of the top names in the realism tattooing world, and has a very…

Thomas O’Dowd is a tattoo collector living in Seattle, Washington who has an extensive collection of work from top names in the realism industry. His collection includes pieces from Josh Duffy, Tony Mancia, Fernie Andrade, Arlo…

Gabriel Godinez (“Gallo Santiago”) is a tattooer working out of Los Angeles who I’ve had the privilege of watching develop over the past couple of years or so ever since I first stumbled upon his booth at a tattoo convention in…

Alonzo Gonzales is a tattooer working out of The Black Rose Studio in Mansfield, Texas who has really began to hone in on his craft lately in the realism genre of tattooing. He has a smoothness to his style that is pretty coveted nowadays…

Kris Busching is an incredibly talented tattooer who currently works out of New York and specializes in realistic pieces (specifically color). He went from working construction and thinking he was going to be doing that for ever,…

I got the chance to interview a friend of mine named Keith Hernandez who is doing incredible black and grey work while tattooing out of one of the most well known studios of all time - Bang Bang NYC. He’s also got a pretty interesting…

Joshua Carlton is a legendary tattooist and painter from Oregon whose work can very easily be recognized by most people who are familiar with the art and tattoo world. Joshua has been tattooing for nearly three decades, and his style…

Ruben Jordan Langsted is a top notch tattooer from Denmark who is producing solid black and grey realism work. I believe his tattoos are undeniably incredible, but what really sets him apart in my eyes are his layouts on large scale work.…

I got the chance to interview another very serious fellow collector named Shad Bolosan who has collected world class work from many artists including Carlos Torres, Ivano Natale, Robert Pho, Daniel Rocha, Chuey Quintanar, Bob…

I got the chance to ask the incredibly talented artist Brian Zolotas, who tattoos out of Ventura, California, some questions. In this interview, he talks about how street culture is intertwined with tattooing, how respect is shown…