FOR THIS PROJECT, I REACHED OUT TO A LOT OF MY TATTOOED FRIENDS AND ASKED THEM TO SEND A PHOTO OF A TATTOO THEY HAD OR IF THEY WANTED TO ARRANGE A PHOTOSHOOT OVER FACETIME. I ASKED THE FRIENDS WHO SENT ME THEIR IMAGES A FOLLOW UP QUESTION: "IN A SENTENCE HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WAYS PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU AND YOUR TATTOOS?" AFTER I RECEIVED THE ANSWERS, I USED PHOTOSHOP TO ARRANGE THE IMAGES AND ANSWERS INTO A COLLAGE.
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THE ASSORTMENT OF SKIN TONE BACKGROUNDS MAY BE FAMILIAR FOR SOME, BUT THE BACKGROUNDS ARE USED BY TATTOO ARTISTS WHO ARE MAKING THEIR WORK INCLUSIVE BY SHOWING WHAT THEIR DESIGNS LOOK LIKE ON VARIOUS SKIN TONES INSTEAD OF ASSUMING A DEFAULT.
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THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PHOTO COLLAGE THAT STARTED IT ALL
Special thanks to all my amazing friends who helped bring this project to life, y'all know who you are. Literally Couldn't have made it without all of you.