London Tattoo Convention

A tattoo artist (L) works at the fifth international London Tattoo Convention at the Tobacco Dock, in east London, on September 25, 2009. Tattoo artists from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan and the UK as well as piercing specialists, fashion designers and fans of skin art gathered for the convention on Friday.

London Tattoo Convention

Japan has been a massive influence on Western tattoos with dragons and carp popular