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People around the world get tattoos for a variety of reasons. Depending on the culture, tattoos can be used to express creativity, gang affiliation, religion, or merely a piece of ourselves. Whatever the reason, tattoos are often beautiful to behold.

Here are some incredible tattoos from around the world, on just about every part of the body.

▲In south London in front of a David Bowie mural, a woman with a Ziggy Stardust tattoo on her back pays homage on the day of the artist's death.
▲Endless Sun, a tattoo artist, works on a customer at Taipei International Tattoo and Music Festival.
▲At the Nepal Tattoo Convention in Kathmandu, a man has a tattoo of the Hindu character Ravana on his back.
▲A tattoo artist has scripture inked across his forehead and a headlamp that helps him work on another person's tattoo.
▲A member of the Baikiri tribe, from Brazil, pulls in a tug-of-war at the World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil.
▲He's known as the Checkered Man, but his real name is Matt Gone, and he's seen here at the Tattoo Expo in Saltillo, Mexico.
▲In east London, UK, Lauren Brock shows off her 3D and geometric tattoos on her neck and the back of her head.
▲Chilean 19-year-old, Eduardo Henrique poses for photos in Valparaiso, Chile during the Latin America Convention of Tattoo and Suspension.
▲At 106 years old, Fatma Tarnouni in Batna, Algeria, was tattooed at 10 years old as a rule and as part of fashion at the time.
▲Khadra Kabssi is currently 74 years old, and was tattooed when she was 21 years old following Algeria's independence from France. Women's beauty was judged by their tattoos in that time.
▲A woman displays her inked limbs at the Shanghai Tattoo Extreme & Body Art Expo in Shanghai, China.
▲A man winces at the Great British Tattoo Show in north London, UK, while his head is adorned with patterned ink.
▲A tattooed woman is seen on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, at the screening of the film 'Dheepan.'
▲A woman examines the work of Lena Hoschek on the runway at Berlin Fashion Week. 
▲The president of the Mongols Motorcycle Club strikes a pose at the gang clubhouse in Sydney, Australia.
▲At the MBK Tattoo Contest in Bangkok, Thailand, a competitor struts her stuff.
▲This man has stripes like a tiger up his neck and onto his face at the Nepal Tattoo Convention in Kathmandu.
▲Jharana Gurung does a body suspension at this convention in Kathmandu, Nepal, displaying her owl neck tattoo.
▲A multicolored cat on a woman's arm somehow fits in at this Knitting and Stitching show in London, UK. 
▲In the Harz mountains of Germany, a HSB light railway steam train driver lets his tatted arm hang out the window.
▲This anti-government, pro-democracy protester in Bangkok, Thailand is one of many who occupy the streets and demand for the Prime Minister to step down.
▲Across Thailand, two million monks pray and collect donations for themselves and victims of disasters.
▲This man shows off his tattooed eyes and face at the International Tattoo Festival in São Paulo, Brazil.
▲A woman highlights her Marilyn Monroe back tattoo at the Royal Ascot, a horse racing event in southern England.
▲A man behind bars in San Salvador, El Salvador, is a member of the Mara 18 gang, and has the word "BEST" tattooed over his mouth.
▲At the MBK Tattoo Contest in Bangkok, Thailand, Rachata Pongphan is one of 180 competitors vying for top prize.
▲The Stockholm Roller Derby faces off against the Kallio Rolling Rainbow in Huddinge, Sweden and one racer places her "Goddess" fingers out for the camera.
▲At an international tattoo show in Budapest, Hungary, this man has eyes on the back of his head.
▲Seen here attending the Cannes Film Festival, Panya Yimumphai was a Thai gangster who got his face tattooed in prison and later starred in the critically acclaimed film 'A Prayer Before Dawn.' He's now back in prison, this time for three years.

Incredibly inked: amazing tattoos across the world and the body

These are awe-inspiring

01/01/19 por StarsInsider

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People around the world get tattoos for a variety of reasons. Depending on the culture, tattoos can be used to express creativity, gang affiliation, religion, or merely a piece of ourselves. Whatever the reason, tattoos are often beautiful to behold.

Here are some incredible tattoos from around the world, on just about every part of the body.

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