LEAD THE FOLLOWERS - Alive in the flesh...

Arron Raw is a black and grey tattooer working out of the United Kingdom. He specializes in large scale bodysuits and panels, and is incredible at putting together intricate concepts and layouts. I got the chance to ask him some…

Ralf Nonnweiler is one of the most respected black and grey portrait tattooers in the entire world. His tattoos often get confused for being actual photos when seen on the internet. I am blessed to be able to call him a friend…

Josh Johnson is a black and grey realism tattooer working out of Delaware City, Delaware. He has only been tattooing for a few years now but has made incredible progress in that short amount of time, and has been killing it lately.…

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…

Matthew Brown is a tattoo artist working out of Salem, New Hampshire who’s been producing absolutely beautiful black and grey work for quite some time now. I got the chance to do an interview with him below, and am confident…

Dan Price is a tattooer working out of his own studio The Lab in Wilmington, DE. He is killing it in the black and grey realism world, and has got the respect of many big names in the industry. I got the chance to do a written…

Chase Tafoya is a tattooer/friend of mine who works out of Bend, Oregon in his own shop The Archive Art Collective. He is a grounded, humble, hardworking, and obviously highly talented individual who has gotten quite a large amount…

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…