A man gets an eagle tattooed on his thigh during a tattoo demo at an electronic music festival in Beijing's 798 Art District, in May 2012.
Taiwanese tattoo artist Diao An works in the studio of his former apprentice in Beijing in July 2012. Photos for City Weekend.
Xiao Long of Long Xiu Tang tattoo studio in Beijing's 798 Art District works on his own apprentice's arm. Photo for a July 2012 piece for City Weekend.
Xiao Long refers to a print-out photograph of Salvador Dali as he tattoos his apprentice's arm in his studio in Beijing, July 2012. Photo for City Weekend Beijing.
A client distracts himself with a cigarette as work begins on a full-body tattoo in the 798 Art District of Beijing. Photos for a July 2012 issue of City Weekend.
Li Yang of Beijing's New Tattoo Studio tattoos the arm of a young woman in July 2012. Once the mark of gangsters and other unsavory characters, tattoos have become widely accepted in modern urban China. Photograph for City Weekend.
Celebrity tattooist Yang Zhou begins work on a back piece at his Beijing studio in July 2012. Photo for City Weekend.
prev / next