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Tattoos
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Retired teacher Geoff Ostling displays his tattooed skin at a portrait session at his home in Petersham on May 11, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The 65-year old has pledged to donate his skin to the National Gallery in Canberra after his death. Ostling, who did not get his first tattoo until he was in his forties, is now covered in the artwork by artist eX de Merci from neck to ankle with the theme 'all the flowers of a Sydney garden'. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
(02 of21)
Custom wood worker, and Baltimore resident, Dan Whitson of Baltimore, Md started getting tattoos at the age of 46. He and his wife are both musicians, and both have matching tattoos on their wrists. He is 55 years old. (Marlon Correa/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
(03 of21)
Michael Baxter shows off his Simpsons tattoos created by Twisted By Design tattoo artist Jade Baxter-Smith, at the Australian Tattoo and Body Art Expo at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on December 5, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The 52-year-old Simpsons fanatic has spent big vying for the Guinness World Record for the most cartoon characters tattooed on him. (Alex Coppel/Newspix/Getty Images)
(04 of21)
Portrait of an elderly man with a big beard, Download Festival, 2009, UK. (PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images)
(05 of21)
65 year old Dave Forties of Churchville, Md., waited to retire from the Army in 1998 to start getting tattoos. Some of Dave's tattoo inspirations come from collecting 100 year old Japanese porcelain. (Marlon Correa/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
(06 of21)
Larry Happ, 68, raises his arms to show his tattoos as he competes for the senior man largest tattoo during the Los Angeles Tattoo Convention held at the Los Angeles Marriott Airport Hotel 13 March. The convention runs through 15 March. (MATHILDE DE L'ECOTAIS/AFP/Getty Images)
(07 of21)
Malcolm, Rock 'n' Roll weekend, Hemsby May 2009 (PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images)
(08 of21)
Portrait of an elderly man with a tattooed chest, Download Festival, 2009, UK. (PYMCA/UIG/Getty Images)
(09 of21)
Horiyoshi the 3rd, a master tattooist, displays his full body suit of tattoos, in his studio, on September 10, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan. Horiyoshi the 3rd is regarded as one of the foremost tattoo artists in Japan, and is now mentoring German tattoo artist Alex Reinke (also known under his tattooing name as 'Horikitsune'), who he believes has enough understanding in the Japanese culture to translate into his tattoos. (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images)
(10 of21)
An ice swimming enthusiast with a tattoo of Elvis wades in the cold waters of Orankesee lake during the 'Winter Swimming in Berlin' event on January 12, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. A local swimmers' group called the 'Berlin Seals' invite ice swimmers from across Germany and abroad to the annual event, which, despite warmer temperatures this winter and a lack of ice, was still held. Members claim ice swimming is good for the body's blood circulation. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
(11 of21)
The 9th London International Tattoo Convention, one of the most prestigious body art conventions in the world, brought together 300 of the best tattoo artists to thousands of admirers at Tobacco Dock. Other attractions and alternative performances included burlesque, sword swallowing, striptease dancers, fire-dancers and trapeze performers. (Getty Images)
(12 of21)
A picture taken with an Hipstamatic application shows British tattoo artist Ferank Manseed displaying his tattoos during the first Cyprus International Tattoo Convention on June 8, 2014, in the coastal city of Limassol. (PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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A man gets tattooed at The Great British Tattoo Show at Alexandra Palace on May 24, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Alexandra Palace)
(14 of21)
Nomad Dave shows off the new Hells Angels tattoo on his stomach as he attends a Hells Angels rally July 26, 2003 in Peru, Illinois. Dave is a member of the Illinois Nomads charter of the Hells Angels. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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British Isobel Varley, 70, displays her tattoos proudly at the Tattoo International Convention in Madrid 16 June 2001.Isobel Varley has the reputation for being the most tattooed woman in the world. (MARC ALEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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An unidentified biker shows off his tattoo during the 61st annual motorcycle rally held 06-12 August, 2001 in Sturgis, South Dakota. Thousands of bikers from around the US travel to Sturgis to participate in one of the world's largest outdoor events. (FRANCIS TEMMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Serbian swimmer shows his tatoo featuring Serbian heroes after retrieving the cross from the cold water of the Sava river in Sabac, on Epiphany day, 19 January 2006. Orthodox Christians believed that the man who is the first to grab the cross, thrown into the water by an Eastern Orthodox priest, will be healthy throughout the New Year. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
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A heavily tattooed man poses for a portrait at the International Tattoo Convention at the Truman Brewary on October 6, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
(19 of21)
Shirley "Miss Dixie" Hammond shows her body art before getting a new tattoo at Tiger Moon Tattoo and Piercing in Dallas, Texas, June 19, 2008. Hammond, 62, says getting tattoos helps her cope with being manic-depressive and a survivor of two cancers. (R. Jeena Jacob/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)
(20 of21)
Guinness Rishi, 68, poses for a picture at his residence in Dhirpur area of North Delhi on November 22, 2010 in New Delhi, India. Known as the tattoo man of India, he has a total of 305 tattoos on his body, which include flags, maps and names of 196 countries. He got his first tattoo in July 2009 and has spent £5,560 on his tattoos since then. About the Obama tattoo, which cost him £210, the auto-parts manufacturer says, "This was the best way I could express my happiness and extend a warm welcome to the Obamas on their first visit to India.” (SHARIQ ALLAQABAND/ BARCROFT INDIA /Barcoft Media/Getty Images)
(21 of21)
circa 1970: Married couple Ivor and Marianne Collier are covered in tattoos. Ivor's chest displays a work in progress version of Frans Hals' 'The Laughing Cavalier' (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)