"I've started being tattoed when I was 16, back in the 60's. By that time as it was illegal to tattoing anyone we use to do it on our kitchen, with very thick needles. I have more than 250 tattoos, all classic, and a few of them I've done myself sitting in my basement. I have been working as a police officer for 30 years, and the only thing they asked me was to not shave my head, which os covered as well." 

Brett , Police Officer in NYC

"We got married pretty young: I was 15 and he was 23. Inevitably we grew apart, and it ended when I've found out he was being unfaithful. I calmly packed his things and asked him to leave. Since then I've came a long way, and now I am a successful photographer, living in NYC. This phoenix represents the art of reinventing ourselves". 

Sarah, Photographer and Climber in NYC

"I've came from Ukraine when I was 8 years old, direct to Brookly, NY. It wasnt easy: we dessed differently, spoke a different language and eat different food. I grew up on the crazyness of NYC at the 80's, and came a long way since the old street gang days: graduated at university and now I have my own business".

Bugsy, Business Owner in NYC

"I've went to this tattoo shop to get a flower tattooed. He stared at me and said he wouldn't do any regular flower, but a beautiful one. We've been together since then." 

Ju, Rio de Janeiro

"I knew I wanted to be a tattoo artist when I was just a kid. By that time, it wasn't legal to be a tattoo artist, neither to use tattoo equipment. But I knew what I wanted. My dad, seeing that he wouldn't be able to talk me out of it, signed me to the best drawing school in Rio. However, it took me years until I finally decided making a living of it. Now I have a successful studio"

Leonardo, Tattoo Artist in Rio de Janeiro