French Tattooist Damien J Thorn is interviewed by James Musker about the unique pieces resulting from his current, “Japanese period” in tattooing. The two also discuss Thorn’s development as an artist and the impetus behind Thorn’s recently opened studio in Biarritz, Electric Dragon Tattoo.

Discipline Press founder Tamara Santibañez is interviewed about her new anthology, SEXINESS: Rituals, Revisions, and Reconstructions, published in collaboration with Sang Bleu.

Ed Crooks interviews Alex Reinke (@holyfoxtattoos), an expert in traditional Japanese tattooing. The two discuss Reinke’s recent travels, his family’s history in Japan, his design process, and the development of his practice over two decades of tattooing.

In this feature, San Francisco-based Ross K. Jones of Idle Hand Tattoo tells us about his main influences as a tattooist, his passion for traveling, and his vision for the future of tattooing.

An introduction by our new columnist, Toothtaker, alongside a video of his own extensive work as a tattooist and his projections for future columns.

We profile Swedish tattooist Polaren Per, dwelling on his eccentric style and his beginnings as a tattooist. Per expands on the shops in which he has worked and the things that he draws inspiration from.

We are pleased to present the formidable collection of Hayden Gan De Mari, a tattoo collector and menswear buyer located in Fremantle, Australia. Hayden discloses the ways in which his tattoos serve to both increase his self-esteem and realize the image he has had of himself from a very young age.

We profile H.B. Nielsen, a Swedish tattooist whose monochromatic imagery and precise use of stippling creates work that’s worth watching out for.