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 Kitamuras 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 worlds finest tattoo artists.

This visual insiders 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.By Takahiro “Horitaka” KitamuraTakahiro Kitamura has been tattooing professionally since 1998. This is his third tattoo book for Schiffer Publishing. Kitamura is the owner and operator of State of Grace Tattoo in San Jose, California, where he resides.1405 b/w & color photos1405 b/w & color photos