Tattoo convention in Hong Kong

Bare faced cheek: Two confident attendees display their tattoos in a stall at the Hong Kong China International Tattoo Convention showing off their near entire body art with a Japanese samurai as the central focus of their work

Head down: A tattoo artists mixes flair with precision to create one man’s unique head piece. Placing a hand on his subject’s head for control, he expertly carves the look into the man’s scalp

Lying still: With his hair tied up in a samurai style, the subject clasps his hands together in pain while dozens of attendees watch on

Painful process: Grimacing during the session, the ink lover – already covered in body art – can be seen listening to musicto distract him from the agony

Three’s a crowd: With four artists around him, a tattoo lover undergoes a full body tattoo session including on his lower back, shoulders and even his behind

Cool customer: Relaxing as an artist inks a detailed design onto his left arm, one attendees appears relaxed and casual while dozens watch him on

Full body: A woman dons a thin pink thong while standing at the convention looking pensive, the heavily tattooed girl cuts an effortlessly cool figure at the convention

Tripy look: An attendee with an optical illusion pattern of tattoos across his chest and shoulders proudly displays his absorbing artwork 

Showing off her slender frame, a woman proudly shows off her ornate dragon scales and samurai design in vivid green, red and yellows