The top half of my back piece taken summer 2007 (it continues down to just above my knees).
In this photo it is three years old (previous photo to compare it to a shot when it was just a few minutes old).
Jason Phillips at FTW Tattoo on Telegraph in Oakland Ca is the artist.
I have since gotten a dragon koi left sleeve and chest plate. You can
see session 2 of that tattoo here:
www.flickr.com/photos/desert_koi/4464214326/in/set-721576...
This photo was taken on June 21, 2007 in Oakland, California, US, using a Casio EX-S500.
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bluetortiose, tpalitot, samuel mancini, Brushronin, and 91 other people added this photo to their favorites.
gabriella319 (57 months ago | reply)
Your koi is gorgeous. The colors still look so fresh. Thanks for sending me the links to your photos, I love looking at koi tattoos.
aiyah (57 months ago | reply)
that is one nice back piece! the colors have held up brilliantly! and great work by jason.
i opted for a peony w/ my two kois. i have sakuras going down my arm.
Pablo Dellic (56 months ago | reply)
wow ! cool !!!
CourtneyAllison (56 months ago | reply)
Holy, this is gorgeous!!
kliffklegg (54 months ago | reply)
Amazing ink!!!!
Osmar Tattoo (53 months ago | reply)
nice tattoo!
/amf (52 months ago | reply)
nice koi
grneyed*n*freckled [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
sweet piece!! vibrant color.
Bull Snook (51 months ago | reply)
wow, owe! thats alot of ink, nice piece, and pic
taguro izumo final (47 months ago | reply)
very nice work
!Bushido Code (46 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Only The Best Tattoos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Bread.B (44 months ago | reply)
Nice!
schapitz (42 months ago | reply)
Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Tattoo Photos & Videos, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
Please join also our Flickr-Group:
Scorpio's Sting (42 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Tattoo You, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Fabio Rex (41 months ago | reply)
So cool!
.Many. (40 months ago | reply)
amazziinnnggg!!
Tattoo Gallery 2009 [deleted] (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called People with TATTOOS are just that much more fun to see naked , and we'd love to have this added to the group!
D O A K R E W [deleted] (39 months ago | reply)
sick as fuck
=)
sylvain65 (33 months ago | reply)
Waaaaa beautiful !!!
. bonzo ! (32 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Oriental & Traditional Tattoo, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
odd.feesh (31 months ago | reply)
está perron el tattoo!!! ;)
saludos desde México
tomigirl27 (23 months ago | reply)
i love it !!
marshmallow_cupcake [deleted] (21 months ago | reply)
Cool!
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Art @ Essência by Rô e Cris (21 months ago | reply)
Favoritei pois meu filho adora tatoo.
Desert Koi (15 months ago | reply)
After several years of being among the first three or four results when "koi tattoo" was googled I've finally dropped from the list. It's sort of a relief.
I am guessing it's due to their new repeated image anti-spam algorithm. My picture has been misappropriated by several dozen spam pseudo-tattoo enthusiast websites.