The Vine Star Turned EDM Sensation Close your eyes and reminisce on the time where Vine was in its prime. Those were the good ol’ days, am I right? None of this Musical.ly noise, but a time where people could create content gold in a tight six-second-loop. Alas, those days are ...read more
Classic Portrait Photographer, Cade Martin Points His Lens at Heavily Tattooed Collectors, and the Results are Amazing INKED: How did the Character, Not Characters project come to be? CADE MARTIN: This series of portraits came to be when on a break during a project, a client ...read more
The CEO of Chonies Spills Her Secrets to Success Move over Victoria, it’s time for a new lingerie brand to steal the spotlight. We’re sick of seeing the same impractical designs and unattainable beauty standards duplicated a dozen times over on the catwalk. Now there’s finally a ...read more
Meet the Social Media Mogul If you were to look up the word ‘influencer’ in the dictionary, you’d automatically be redirected to Monami Frost’s Instagram. With an impressive 1.5 million followers on Instagram and 630K subscribers on YouTube, Frost has changed the way the world ...read more
The Star of Sacred Geometry Goes Public Amassing 258k followers on his Instagram page @coreydivine this LA based tattoo artist has gained traction for his intricate line and dot work. His geometric patterns and large geometric pieces have caught the attention of followers ...read more
Catching Up With the Ink Master Winner Fresh off winning Season 10 of Ink Master alongside his coach DJ Tambe, Josh Payne is finally here to set the record straight. You may have already formed an opinion of the upfront and unabashed tattooer from upstate New York, but there's ...read more
Featured Artist: Lifestyle Issue 2018 Inked: What first got you into tattooing? Cristian: Since I was a kid, I've always been interested in art. At 17 I got my first tattoo, and by the age of 18 I had a half sleeve. It was then I knew started to feel interest for tattoos. At the ...read more
Check Out Her Epic Ink! Inked: Were you an artist before you became a tattooer? Alisha: I graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA degree, so I guess you can say I was an artist. ...read more
So Long and Goodnight Warped Tour Late 90's and early 2000's kids cry out in angst as the largest traveling music festival comes to an end. Warped tour has been traveling the States each summer since 1995. This year the founder Kevin Lyman announced that 2018 will be the last ...read more
The Green Screen Tattoo that's Going Viral The adult animated television series Rick and Morty has gained large traction and a whopping fan base. One artist pushed his creative boundaires when he did a Rick and Morty tattoo on a fan of the show. Not only does the the tattoo ...read more
The Cali Rapper Turned Cannabis Influencer Spills the Tea on Collaborating with RiFF RaFF and Getting High with Bishop Don "Magic" Juan In the summer of 2012, Lil Debbie entered the public eye after appearing in Kreayshawn’s music video for “Gucci Gucci.” Ever since, she’s ...read more
Porn Icon Asa Akira Spills Her Secrets to Sex Stardom With 32 awards and two bestselling books under her garter belt, Asa Akira is far from an amateur in the porn industry. Back in 2013, she made history as the second Asian person to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award ...read more
Samii Ryan Catches Us Up on Modeling, YouTube, and Designing Since Becoming an INKED Cover Girl. Photos by @evyoptics When did you start your Youtube Channel? I started my YouTube channel when I was around 15 or 16 years old. I was working for Buzznet at the time and would do ...read more
Shooting from the hip with a Detroit artist who turns illegal firearms into works of art. For the last couple of decades, that’s right decades, the city of Detroit, Michigan has been on the receiving end a lot of bad press. Some of it deserved and some of it media hype. The ...read more
How did this high profile couple survive the “Reality TV Relationship Curse” Photos by Mike Ho Multi-platinum recording artist Kid Ink and his wife Asiah Collins created a stir in the Hip Hop community in 2017 when Asiah appeared on the E! TV reality series The Platinum Life. The ...read more
Does it Really Help Your Gains? Females and the diet industry are no stranger to weird trends and hacks for weight loss, fat burning, etc. From the Garcinia Cambogia pills, to the apple cider vinegar trend. However, women aren't the only ones who frequently fret over their ...read more
The Sex Positive Star Spills the Tea Amber Rose is no stranger to using her fame and influence on social media to make a statement on some of the behaviors and attitudes men have toward women. She has been an advocate against slut shaming and is all for women empowerment. She ...read more
Meet Stephen James As we progress further into the 20th Century we see societal rules, norms, and roles become more malleable. Our society is progressing towards a more Liberal outlook on the world. Things that were once taboo are more normal, and people who were once ostracized ...read more
Check Out Her Fresh INK! Maisie Williams, decided to get a second 'Game of Thrones' themed tat this weekend to honor the end of the television series that made her debut as an actress in 2011 for her character Ayra Stark. Since she was cast she won the EWwy and Portal award for ...read more
A tribute to XXXTentacion Despite the controversy surrounding the Florida native rapper XXXTentacion. The hip-hop world was devastated when news broke that the 20-year-old rapper, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was pronounced dead. The controversial rapper was shot and killed on June ...read more
With Ervin Boer photos by Ervin Boer text by paul Gambino “I want to create the biggest car interior collection in the world.” — Ervin Boer Ervin Boer is a 28-year-old automotive photographer from Romania who has spent the last year shooting the interiors of 400 ...read more
The Cobleskill Demolition Derby photos and text by gigi elmes It’s the last weekend of the summer, the sun is slowly setting over the mountains, and the smell of exhaust fumes hangs heavy in the air. The chorus of Queen’s “We Will Rock You” blasts through the speakers over the ...read more
An automotive icon rates his top cars by design What do the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage, Fisker Karma, Galpin-Fisker Mustang Rocket, VLF Force 1 V10 and Destino V8, all-electric luxury sedan, Fisker EMotion, the Viking motorcycle, and Benetti Fisker 50 superyacht all ...read more
A Look Inside Indian Larry Motorcycles NYC Indian Larry’s Motorcycles, located in Brooklyn NY. Above all else is a shop dedicated to the legendary New York born and raised Indian Larry himself. Larry was interested in mechanics at a young age with soon developed into a lifelong ...read more
The Piercing Controversy Taking Over Social Media New mom, social media star, and billionaire Kylie Jenner is always in the spotlight, a price to pay for the massive makeup empire and social media following she has gained. As a new mother fans along with the press are constantly ...read more
Featured Artist: Art Issue 2017 Inked: How did you get into tattooing? I grew up skateboarding, listening to punk rock and metal—tattoos were everywhere. In junior high and high school, I was quite obsessed with tattoo art and started designing tattoos for myself and for ...read more
From Scum to Scam Johnny Depp has further altered his knuckle tattoo he got to honor his ex-wife Amber Heard. After abuse allegations from heard, a restraining order, and a messy prolonged divorce the couple finally split leaving Depp with two permanent reminders of his prior ...read more
Denmark's Finest Takes INKED Denmark is known for a handful of cultural exports—including vikings, the Nymphomaniac film series, Hans Christian Anderson, Carslberg beer, and Victoria’s Secret angel Josephine Skriver. However, when it comes to the tattoo industry, the country’s ...read more
Big Teeth and Bigger Talent "I've always been obsessed with art and I got into tattooing about 11 years ago, but I've been tattooing for seven years. I used to be a graffiti artist, making murals and signs for clubs, conventions and the occasional tattoo studio. I was reluctant ...read more
A Master of Black-and-Grey "I've always loved art and never dreamed of making a career from it. It was around five or six years ago when I starting looking at avenues to make it into a career. Tattoos have always appealed to me and fascinated me, but as the tattoo industry ...read more
One of Australia's Finest When it comes to neo-traditional tattooing, everything is bigger, brighter, and badder down under. And we caught up with a true industry icon, Australia’s own Matt Curzon, to learn how he’s become a leader in the evolving genre. With just seven short ...read more
Something Is Not Right Here Arsenal star Theo Walcott got a new tattoo of an inspirational Sanskrit chant on his back, and while some of his followers on Twitter are praising the professional athlete for his meaningful new ink, those with first-hand knowledge of the Sanskrit ...read more
Get yourself down to the District. The annual DC Tattoo Expo is back for its seventh year: January 13-15, 2017 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA. Presented by Exposed Temptations Tattoo and Baller, Inc., the expo will feature more than 30,000 square feet of local, ...read more