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Welcome to MyTattooInc Three months into the new year. And it has not been fun for everyone, many studios are closed because of the virus And there have not been many conventions. So i hope our 7# edition of M.T.I Will bring you some joy! In this issue, we have a coverage from Saigon Tattoo Expo 2021 with many great pictures, thank you to Alex, Founder of World Tattoo Events For the pictures and infomation. We also have some with the former Liverpool F.C Player Daniel Agger, thank you for being a part of this issue, we are really happy to bring your photos, and a little knowledge about you. We have some new bands in this issue Thank you to Bamse for the help, with finding some good metal bands! Remember to check out some of the great tattoo artists we have in this issue like Alexander Taran - Natasha Animal Joe Friedman - Sarah Electrum And many others. My name is Mark I’ll be the new face of this Magazine. Thank you for reading #MYTATTOOINC Spread The Word Spread The Ink!
The next issue will be ready for you all in June! Remember the online magazine will always be a free magazine. Enjoy! Mark A. C. Pedersen Editor - My.Tattoo.Inc
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DANIEL AGGER
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9-11 A L I N A M O S K I N O VA
SHONDA MACKEY
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LUCKY HELL
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THE STRUTS
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A N G E LU S A PAT R I D A
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SAIGON TATTOO EXPO
RETIRED FOOTBALL PLAYER DANIEL AGGER Born 12 December 1984 - is a Danish retired professional
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football player who played as a central defender for Brøndby and Liverpool and captained the Denmark national team. Agger was described as “a fine reader of the game, comfortable on the ball and blessed with a ferocious shot”. He was the 2007 and 2012 Danish Football Player of the Year. He started his senior career with Brøndby in July 2004, winning the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup, before moving to Liverpool in January 2006. He made 175 Premier League appearances for the club (232 total) and won the League Cup and Community Shield. Agger returned to Brøndby for personal reasons in August 2014, and retired two years later at the age of 31. A full international since 2005, Agger earned 75 caps and scored 11 goals for Denmark. He represented the nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, captaining his country at the latter.
BUSINESSMAN & TATTOO COLLECTOR
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07 Outside of football, Daniel He has numerous tattoos including a Viking on his upper right arm, a large drawing of Vikings and a graveyard that spans his whole back, which includes his birth date and the Latin motto “Mors certa, hora incerta” (“death is certain, its hour is uncertain”), forming a memento mori. He also features an intricate band around his left elbow which includes the phrase “Succes er at leve som man selv vil” (“Success is to live as you wish” in Danish). In August 2012, during a period of intense speculation regarding his future at the club, Agger had the letters “YNWA” tattooed on the fingers of his right hand, referencing the anthem of Liverpool F.C., “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.
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In April 2017, Agger revealed one of his new golf projects. The project raises money to donate to the Danish charity fund “Red Barnet”. Agger started a fund named The Agger Foundation, and held events called “Agger for Charity”. Agger invited several big names as former Liverpool stars, Pepe Reina and Steven Gerrard, to his charity events in Copenhagen. Agger worked in cooperation with former Danish prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Agger has always had a passion for golf and has donated a lot of money to charity through the years.
GET TO KNOW ALINA MOSKINOVA QUESTIONS WITH @ALINAMOS
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WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND DREAMS? IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS, WHAT DO YOU SEE? -I SEE ME WORKING IN MY STUDIO WHICH WE OPENED WITH MY HUSBAND IN THE TOWN I LIVE, TRAVELING A LOT! ONE OF MY DREAM IS GOING TO NEW YORK (AND SOON IT WILL COME TRUE)… I’D LIKE TO VISIT JAPAN SO BAD TOO! AND MAYBE GET A TATTOO FROM THERE. KEEP STUDYING AND LEARNING FROM TATTOO ARTIST FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING AND HOW DID YOU START YOUR TATTOOING JOURNEY? -I STARTED TATTOOING 3 YEARS AGO BUT IT ALWAYS HAD BEEN MY DREAM SINCE I HAD 12 YEARS OLD. I’VE BEEN DRAWING ALL MY LIFE SO I STARTED TO DRAW “DESIGNS” FOR TATTOOS BUT I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO START TO WORK. THEN ONE DAY I JUST DECIDED THAT I WHAT TO DO IT ALL MY LIFE, I BOUGHT MY FIRST TATTOO MAQUINE AND TRIED TO TATTOO MYSELF HAHA AND THE RESULT WAS GREAT HAHA. PLEASE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. -THE CURRENT STYLE I’M DOING I THINK IS SOMETHING BETWEEN REALISM AND NEOTRADITIONAL STYLES BUT LATELY IT SEEMS LIKE MORE NEOTRADITIONAL. WHEN I STARTED I ONLY WAS DOING REALISM BECAUSE IT WAS WHAT I HAD BEEN DRAWING ON PAPER ALL MY LIFE SO IT WAS QUITE EASY TO ME. THEN I SAW THAT IT WAS ONLY COPYING PHOTOS AND I WANTED TO GIVE THEM MY TOUCH, SOMETHING ,WHEN THE PEOPLE LOOK ON IT COULD SAY ” ALINA DID THIS” , SO I CHANGED IT. AND TODAY I STILL EXPERIMENTING WHICH TECHNIQUES AND COLORS.
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ARE THERE ANY TATTOO ARTISTS WHO ARE EXTREMELY ADMIRABLE TO YOU? IF SO WHO? -OASH I THINK. BECAUSE THE WAY HE WORKS IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLE, THE DESIGNS AND TECHNIC IS SO GOOD. DO YOU HAVE ANY MEMORABLE TATTOO STORY OR A CUSTOMER THAT HAS STUCK WITH YOU THROUGH ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE BEEN TATTOOING? -THE TATTOO FOR A OLD WOMAN OF 67 YEARS OLD SHE GOT HER DAUGHTER’S PORTRAIT WHICH HAD DIED THE YEAR BEFORE.
DO YOU LIKE VISITING OR EXHIBITING AT TATTOO CONVENTIONS? WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ANY OF THEM? -YES, I LOVE IT. I HAVE VISITED SOME OF THEM BUT HAVEN’T EXHIBITED YET.
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING AND HOW DID YOU START YOUR TATTOOING JOURNEY?
- I STARTED TATTOOING IN MID-2013, I LOVE ART SINCE I WAS A CHILD AND I ALWAYS DREW. I SET UP A SMALL STUDIO AT HOME AND STARTED TATTOOING FRIENDS AND FAMILY. AS TIME WENT BY MORE CUSTOMERS CAME AND I REALIZED IT WAS TIME TO CREATE MY OWN PROFESSIONAL TATTOO STUDIO.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WAS THE FIRST TATTOO YOU DID? IF SO, TELL US WHAT IT WAS AND FOR WHO.
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- YES, IT WAS A STAR ON MY WIFE’S WRIST. I DID IT WHEN, WITHOUT ANY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE WHEREHAVING AND BY WHO DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST TATTOO? NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS BAD. BUT SHE STILL HAS THIS TATTOO TODAY AND KEEPS IT FOR MEMORY.
PLEASE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. - MY FOCUS TODAY IS ON COLORFUL AND BLACK AND GRAY REALISM. LIKE EVERY TATTOO ARTIST, I STARTED FROM THE BASICS. LEARNING TO MAKE CONSISTENT LINES, THEN SOLID FILLS AND SHADOWS. AS TIME WENT BY I CHALLENGED MYSELF MORE AND MORE UNTIL I REACHED REALISM. WHICH FOR ME IS A COMPLETE AND ALSO COMPLEX STYLE. YOU CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE THE TECHNIQUE.
DOES ANYONE OR ANYTHING INSPIRE YOU? - I ADMIRE MANY ARTISTS, TATTOO AND PAINTING. BUT MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM WANTING TO CHALLENGE MYSELF WITH EVERY JOB I DO. I AM VERY METHODICAL AND DEMANDING WITH MYSELF. SO THE INSPIRATION COMES FROM WANTING BETTER WITH EVERY JOB I DO. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND DREAMS? IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS, WHAT DO YOU SEE? -I STILL INTEND TO BE LIVING ON MY ART. WHETHER THROUGH TATTOO OR PAINTING. OR LITERATURE. I DON’T USUALLY PLAN MUCH IN THE LONG RUN. BUT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS I INTEND TO BE TATTOOING IN EUROPE.
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SHONDA MACKEY IS AN INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED MODEL FROM COLORADO, USA. SHE HAS BEEN MODELING FOR 17 YEARS LONG BEFORE HER TATTOOS! YOU MAY OF SEEN HER IN YOUR LOCAL MAGAZINES OR GRACING ROCK & METAL BANDS MUSIC VIDEOS! SHE’S CONSTANTLY CHANGING UP HER STYLE AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT! FOLLOW THIS TATTOOED VEGAN MODEL ON INSTAGRAM @QUEENOFBLOOD TO KEEP UP! PHOTO BY @KAMILA_BURZYMOWSKA
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PHOTO BY @KAMILA_BURZYMOWSKA
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TAKEN BY @KAMILA_BURZYMOWSKA
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Artist Portfolio ARTIST 1. DREW SHALLISH ARTIST 2. JOE FRIEDMAN ARTIST 3. NATASHA ANIMAL ARTIST 4. SARAH ELECTRUM ARTIST 5. PETER HILGERS.
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@NE E DL E B E E TL E
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@ANIMA L _TAT TOO E R
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@PETERH I L G E RS A RT
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CIRCUS ARTIST AND SWORD SWALLOWER
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PERFORFORMING ON THE STAGE AND WHAT CAN YOU CALL YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN THIS FIELD? I STARTED IN 2011 BUT DIDN’T HAVE MY FIRST BIG CONTRACT UNTIL 2012. I WOULD SAY MY BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS PUSHING MYSELF INTO THE BIG STAGES IN GENERAL! VERY FEW SWORD SWALLOWERS HAVE EVER DONE THIS. WORKING FOR FRANCO DRAGONE AND THE LIDO IN PARIS HAVE BEEN MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENTS TOO. WHEN DID YOU LEARN SWORD SWALLOWING AND HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT?
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MY EX ACTUALLY WANTED TO LEARN (WE HAVE FRIENDS FROM VEGAS THAT ARE WELL KNOWN SWORD SWALLOWERS) HE WAS STRUGGL ING IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WAY! I REMEMBER THINKING ‘CAN’T BE THAT HARD HE’S GAGGING EVERY TIME HE TOUCHES HIS TONGUE!’ AND I GAVE IT AGO AND WEIRDLY, IT JUST WORKED! I KEPT UP ON THE TRAINING AND WAS ABLE TO SWALLOW MY FIRST SWORD WITH ALMOST EASE. THANKS TO YOUR PASSION YOU
TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD. WHERE DO YOU PERFORM BEST AND WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU DURING PERFORMANCES? I PERFORM BEST WHENEVER IT’S A PROFESSIONAL SETTING/COMPANY/SITUATION! THAT MAKES MY JOB REALLY EASY TO DO.
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FROM ALBACETE, SPAIN, COMES ANGELUS APATRIDA. A THRASH METAL ACT, FORMED BACK IN 2000, WITH A NEW ALBUM OUT, AND STILL GOING FOR THE TOP OF THE NEW GENERATION OF THRASH METAL BANDS.. WITH THEIR SUPER COOL SOUND, GREAT MELODIES AND THE COOL WAY THEY MAKE IT COME ALIVE, WITH THEIR CONTROLLED AGGRESSIVE APPROACH, IS FANTASTIC. I’M SURE THAT SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE INFLUENCES ARE BOTH MEGADETH AND PANTERA, I HEAR A LOT OF INSPIRATION FROM BOTH BANDS, BOTH IN THE VOCAL STYLE AND THE GUITAR HARMONIES, WHICH DEFINITELY MAKES IT VERY INTERESTING.. BUT THEN AGAIN, WHO DOES NOT HAVE THOSE TWO BANDS IN THEIR FAVORITE TOP, SO… THIS IS THRASH, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE EXISTED SINSE 2000, THEY STIL IS IN THE NEW WAVE OF THRASH BANDS, THAT ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE ATTENTION ESPECIALLY IN MY EARS.. THEIR LATEST SELF TITLED ALBUM, IS A FANTASTIC OUTBURST OF ENERGY, AND THEY HAVE A GREAT PRODUCTION AND SOUND, THAT JUST SUITS THE MUSIC PERFECTLY.
THE BAND CONSISTS OF : GUILLERMO IZQUIERDO – VOCALS , GUITARS DAVID G. ÁLVAREZ – GUITARS JOSÉ J. IZQUIERDO – BASS VÍCTOR VALERA – DRUMS SO AFTER 7 ALBUMS, AND 20 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS, THESE GUYS HAVE A PROGRESSING FANBASE, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THEIR HOMELAND, SPAIN. AND WITH GOOD REASON. HERE YOU WILL GET SOME OF THE FINEST THRASH METAL AROUND, I PROMISE YOU. THE ”FALLEN ANGELS ” OF SPAIN DELIVERS. PAGE
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TEXT : BAMZE PHOTOS : ANGELUSAPATRIDA.COM, METAL STORM.NET
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COULD EASILY BE THE ONLY WORDS I NEEDED TO WRITE TO DESCRIBE THIS BAND, FOR IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, SIMPLY JUST ROCK N ROLL.. THEIR ABILITY TO CATCH THE PARTY IN THE MUSIC, IS FANTASTIC.. YOU ACTUALLY GETS IN A GOOD MOOD, AND IS PERFECT FOR THE WEEKEND.. WHEN I LISTEN TO THE MUSIC, I GET THE FEELING OF A GOOD OLD MIX OF 60-70-80’S KIND OF ROCK, AND THEN WHEN I SEE THEM IN VIDEOS AND STUFF, I CAN ALMOST SEE AND FEEL THE ENERGY, THAT THEY PLAY WITH, THE HEART THEY PUT INTO IT, AND OF COURSE, THE ROCK N ROLL WAY OF LIFE.. I KNOW THAT THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION, OF THE STRUTS, IS VERY POSITIVE, BUT.. THIS IS MY BEST CHOICE FOR A PARTY ROCK BAND, AND THEREFORE, WRITING THIS ON A FRIDAY, IT CAN ONLY BE POSITIVE, HEARING THESE COOL SONGS, SOON WEEKEND, MAYBE A BEER OR TWO TONIGHT, I MEAN, WHAT CAN GO WRONG.. HE HE..
THE BAND CONSISTS OF : VOCALS : LUKE SPILLER GUITARIST : ADAM SLACK BASS : JED ELLIOTT DRUMS : GETHIN DAVIES
TEXT : BAMZE PHOTOS : THESTRUTS.COM, B1027.COM, INSTAGRAM.COM.
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ON THEIR LATEST ALBUM ”STRANGE DAYS”, THEY ALSO HAVE GUEST APPEARANCES FROM SUCH BIG NAMES AS ROBBIE WILLIAMS, JOE ELLIOT OF DEF LEPPARD AND MORE… AND THAT DEFINITELY GIVES IT A HINT OF GREATNESS.. IN CONCLUSION, ARE YOU INTO SOME COOL PARTY ROCK N ROLL, WITH A HINT OF GLAM AND GLITTER, THEN THIS IS A MUST TRY.. ESPECIALLY WITH A LINE LIKE ”HEY YOU, DON’T YOU KNOW HOW I THINK I AM..” TO START UP THE WEEKEND PARTY, IN STYLE..
C EC ILE AKA. CCYLE
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING AND HOW DID YOU START YOUR TATTOOING JOURNEY?
- I STARTED TATTOOING A LITTLE BIT OVER 6 YEARS AGO. IN 2015, I JUST MOVED TO AUSTRALIA AFTER LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR 3 YEARS, AND MY BEST FRIEND ELOISE (WHO IS ALSO A TATTOO ARTIST) TOOK ME AS HER APPRENTICE IN A TATTOO STUDIO IN ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. I STAYED THERE FOR 2 YEARS BEFORE I MOVED BACK TO EUROPE.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WAS THE FIRST TATTOO YOU DID? IF SO, TELL US WHAT IT WAS AND FOR WHO.
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- MY FIRST TATTOO MY GET BEST IT WAS WHEN, WHERE AND BYWAS WHO ON DID YOU YOURFRIEND. FIRST TATTOO? SO SMALL BUT SO STRESSFUL, BUT IT ENDED UP LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE FIRST ONE.
PLEASE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. - MY TATTOO STYLE IS NEOTRADITIONAL BLACK AND GREY. I’VE ALWAYS LOVED DRAWING DARK, STRONG AND SEXY WOMEN, AND THIS STYLE OF TATTOO WAS WHAT I REALLY LOVE DRAWING: A GREAT ALLIANCE BETWEEN STRONG LINEWORK AND REALISTIC SHADING. DOES ANYONE OR ANYTHING INSPIRE YOU? - I GET INSPIRED EVERYDAY BY THE PEOPLE AROUND ME
OR THAT I FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I’M VERY LUCKY TO BE SURROUNDED BY EXTREMELY TALENTED PEOPLE, BUT I ALSO FIND INSPIRATION IN BOOKS, ARTWORK, PRINTS AND I TRY TO SUPPORT ARTISTS I ADMIRE.
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ARE THERE ANY TATTOO ARTISTS WHO ARE EXTREMELY ADMIRABLE TO YOU? IF SO WHO? - THERE ARE A LOT OF ARTISTS THAT I ADMIRE.
THE ONES THAT TATTOOED ME ARE PROBABLY THE ONES I ADMIRED THE MOST AND THAT I WANTED TO MEET, WATCH WORK & TATTOO : SNEAKY MITCH, EMILY ROSE MURRAY, KASASINK, MYSTIK, BRENDAN BOZ, CARL GRACE, JOE FROST, ONNIE O’LEARY…
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SAIGON TATTOO
THIS YEAR, STARTED FOR ME IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY: WITH A FLIGHT ON THE 1ST OF JANUARY TO HO CHI MINH CITY IN VIETNAM, TO ATTEND THE 2ND EDITION OF THE SAIGON TATTOO EXPO AS A CONTEST JUDGE. IT WAS SUCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, TO FINALLY BE BACK IN MY NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AFTER A CATASTROPHIC 2020. THE 1ST EDITION OF THE SAIGON TATTOO EXPO HELD IN 2018, WAS A FULL BLOWN TATTOO CONVENTION WITH MANY INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. HOWEVER THIS YEAR, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE SHOW DID INSTEAD TAKE PLACE AS A TATTOO CONTEST WHICH SAW THE PARTICIPATION OF OVER 120 VIETNAMESE TATTOO ARTISTS. THE SHOW HAS BEEN CO-HOSTED BY DANIS NGUYEN AND MINH ĐỨC, TWO FAMOUS ARTISTS WHICH BELONG TO THE FIRST GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL TATTOO ARTISTS IN VIETNAM. IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT LESS THAN 15 YEARS AGO THE TATTOO SCENE IN VIETNAM WAS NON EXISTENT. WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TATTOOING BECAME EXTREMELY POPULAR AND SOME VIETNAMESE TATTOO ARTISTS ARE NOW WORLD-RENOWNED. THE TATTOO SHOW HELD AT THE CENTRAL HARD ROCK CAFE’, WAS OPEN ALSO TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PROVED TO BE A PERFECT LOCATION FOR THE EVENT. THE CONTEST WAS COMPOSED OF 12 CATEGORIES INCLUDING THE BEST OF SHOW. THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE LOVE CONTESTS AND THE ENGAGEMENT WAS AMAZING. THE ORGANIZERS ALSO REALLY KNOW HOW TO ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC, SO BETWEEN EVERY CONTEST THERE WAS PLENTY OF MUSIC AND SIDE SHOWS. THE VIBE WAS FANTASTIC.
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THE JURY WAS COMPOSED BY SOME OF THE VERY BEST VIETNAMESE TATTOO ARTISTS INCLUDING QUANG PHAM, PHONG HÀ, NAM PHONG, NGUYỄN ĐỨC TUẤN, JUN TEPPEI, LÂM VIỆT, THE ORGANIZERS DANIS NGUYEN AND MINH ĐỨC AND MYSELF (ALEX VAN DUTCH). I HAD THE BIG HONOR TO BE THE ONLY NON-VIETNAMSE JUDGE. THE CONTEST ITSELF HAD A REMARKABLE HIGH LEVEL OF CONTESTANTS. SOME TATTOO ARTISTS LOOK BARELY OLD TO DRINK BEER BUT THEY ALREADY DO SOME INSANE BODYSUITS. IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. AFTER A VERY FIERCE LAST CONTEST THE BEST OF SHOW WAS WON BY DURG TRAN WITH HIS INCREDIBLE AND SUPER DETAILED ASIAN BODYSUIT. OTHER NOTABLE CONTESTANTS WERE: HO DIEP, LÊ DƯƠNG THANH, NGUYỄN THANH CAO, DŨNG TRẦN, THỌ NGUYỄN, NGO TOAN AND MANY MORE!
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LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT EDITION.
SAIGON TATTOO
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TEXT BY: ALEX VAN DUTCH [1] @ WORLD TATTOO EVENTS LLC [2] (WTE)WTE FOUNDER INFO@WORLDTATTOOEVENTS.COM WWW.WORLDTATTOOEVENTS.COM [2]
XX.XX.21 DATES TBA
MODEL: MARCELINA BARTNIK
PHOTOGRAPHER: KAMILA BURZYMOWSKA