The master photographer Dianne Mansfield’s “Eye of the Beholder” has been released in hardback format by Raking Light Projects. Mansfield has documented the tattoo community for over four decades in a raw and compelling manner, capturing the reality of a tattooer’s life and work. From photos of Pacific Islanders to images taken at major conventions, it is clear […]
Category: Photography
Tattoo Love: Photography by Kaja Gwincinska
Known for her photographic work of “Faces of the Future”(curated by Hanumantra), Polish-Brit Kaja Gwincinska has focused on capturing the essence of tattooed people through her lens. In this photoshoot, she depicts the NR Studio tattooist Offline, and says, “Paul [Offline], has a kind and loving nature, and balanced approach to life.” Some of these […]
Rope Bondage: Dirty Archangel and Shibari Dream Team Photographed in NYC
We started with email correspondence with the author of “Lust is My Favorite Sin” and photographer of this remarkable “Shibari Project,” Dirty Archangel is his artistic name. A Turkish immigrant and citizen of New York City, who’s day job are taking professional cityscape pictures of the Big Apple. Because a photoshoot like this one generally […]
2020 A’ Design Awards: Last Call for Entries
This is your last chance to enter the A’ Design Awards — deadline: February 28, 2020. In this article, we share with you some of last year’s like the thrilling “MonoPunk” project (above), and “Symphony #7” chairs (below). Submit your own creation to this competition that highlights outstanding works in a wide array of categories, […]
Print Peppermint: Business Card Printing with Special Finishings
Most of you reading Scene360 are creative individuals and know how important it is to brand yourself and studio. Whether you are a tattooist, illustrator, photographer, graphic designer, filmmaker or other, it is essential to have a bunch of well-designed and unique biz cards to give out. Take a look at this fresh US-based company, […]
2020 World Design Rankings + 10 Award-Winning Projects
The A’ Design Awards has just unveiled the annual results of their “World Design Rankings,” showing the number of medals received per nation in the last decade. United States has been in #1 position for consecutive years (i.e. with the most artists and designers awarded in this prestigious competition), yet there has been a shift: […]
Living the Dream: Tattooist and World Traveler Ivana Belakova
Leaving her native Slovakia in 2000, Ivana Belakova’s dream was to travel and see what was beyond her country’s borders. Establishing her tattoo business in Long Beach (California) for the last nine years, she has worked hard to make a name for herself in the tattoo industry. In addition to being a recognized tattoo artist, […]
Art, Craft, & Photography from the A’ Design Awards
In a world where there are millions of people, it can be easy for many artistic creations to be unseen, and that’s why events like the A’ Design Awards have its purpose—reviewing and selecting works for all of us to see. Of course, it requires registering your project to the competition, preferably your best creation, […]
A Collection of Prize-Winning Projects from the A’ Design Awards
The A’ Design Awards is a long-standing annual competition that highlights the very best in 100 creative fields such as art, tattoo, animation, fashion, product design, architecture, communication design, and more. Shown above is Marianela Salinas Jaimes’ award-winning plates—fun and stylish dishware to use for a dinner party. Another acclaimed work is Kazuaki Kawahara’s piano-like […]
The 2020 A’ Design Awards is Accepting Early-Bird Submissions
From Yoshimi Sugiyama’s photos of beautifully lit natural landscapes in Japan, to Pheren Soepadhi’s lacy-couture piece inspired by masked warriors and 18th-century fashion, the A’ Design Awards winners have raised the bar each year. Now it is your turn to submit the best creation you have ever made within art, tattoo, animation, photography, graphic design, […]