Since I was little, I always liked tattoos, I admired and envied the people who had them, knowing inside me that some day I would be fully covered in them. Not all of my tattoos have a special meaning, I just go to the studio, I pick one and I get it tattooed on me. I had my first tattoo when I was sixteen and it was an old school gypsy lady, for good luck. I always wanted to be different than the others and I believe that this tattoo culture is 100% compatible with my style, the music I listen to and even my job. I work as a barber and I have the luck to be able to look the way that I want without having to sacrifice my personal expression to get a job at an environment of conventional aesthetics.
Name: Dimitris.
Occupation: Barber.
Place of Residence: Athens.
How many tattoos do you have?
I have lost the count.
Which artist(s) did your tattoos?
Cobra tattoo, Broy tattooer, Panos Ntolas, Foxy Lady.
Which tattoo is your first and which one was your latest?
My first one is an old school dagger. My last one is an old school arrow.
Which tattoo is your favourite and why?
The portrait of Johnny Cash because I love the blues.
Which tattoo artist do you admire?
Cobra tattoo.
Which tattoo style do you like best?
Old school & Japanese.
Do you regret getting any of your tattoos, if so why?
Yes, of course.
Have you done a cover up and if so what exactly?
I haven't done one yet!!!
Have tattoos affected your life? If so, in what way?
No, they haven't personally affected me.
Do you have an activity of yours that you would like to mention?
I love to cut hair!!!
HeartbeatInk Tattoo Magazine would like kindly to thank Juan Rodriguez Bar (Pallados 3, Athens) for the hospitality and the realisation of the photoshoot.
Photos by Ino Mei.
