Helen Mitchell - Telling your tattoo

Photographer Helen Mitchell has set out to record tattoos, as well as understand the stories behind them. She's found that while tattoos are expensive and painful, they are seldom trivial.

Danni's tattoos. Credit: Helen Mitchell

David's tattoos. Credit: Helen Mitchell

Marea's tattoos. Credit: Helen Mitchell

Rua's tattoos. Credit: Helen Mitchell

Photographer Helen Mitchell.

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