An insider perspective on nearly 200 tattoo artists and styles, presented in over 1,400 images, from professional tattoo artist Takahiro Kitamura.



Takahiro “Horitaka” or “Taki” Kitamura’s tattoo career has put him in contact with many unique individuals, not to mention many of the best artists in the biz. Here, in more than 1400 new images, Taki presents the tattoo art of nearly 200 of the world’s finest tattoo artists.



This visual insider’s reference book presents a wide range of styles, from portraits to classic Americana to traditional Japanese to Polynesian and contemporary, edgy interpretations of each. Featured artists include:



Robert Atkinson

Colin Baker

Kim Saigh

Shawn Brown

Steve Byrne

Tim Hendricks

Freddy Corbin

Lil Roy

Crash, Klem

Mario Desa

Ben Grillo

Grime

Leo Zulueta

Don Ed Hardy

Doug Hardy

Heath Preheim

Eiland Hogan

Thomas Hooper

Horikiku

Horiken

Horimasa

Josh Howard

Timothy Hoyer

Ichibay

Jondix

Venjamin Jimenez

Eric Jones

Henning Jorgensen

Horitomo

Koji

Jason Kundell

Chad Koeplinger

Paulo Manabe

Smith Street

Steve Looney

And many more.