Heroes as tattoos

Text and photos: Kimmy Baraoidan and Chris Quintana Tattoo competitions and festivals easily conjure up images of heavily inked tattoo artists and clients—many with silver glinting from their ears, eyebrows, noses, or lower lips; and some with earlobes the sizes of a coin to a small saucer. Every now and then, a scantily clad woman…

Marni

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan An LED sign screams the word “Tattoo” from a window on the second floor of a small building next to a church. The building’s ground floor houses a small eatery full of employees from the mall across during lunchtime. The smell of freshly baked bread and…