Branded - A visual essay on America's most controversial tattoo

BRANDEDHow old were you when you got your lower-back tattoo? How old will you be when you, like the women on this site, become BRANDED?

BRANDEDHow does a little bit of ink applied with a needle carry so much weight?

LATEST SHOOTSCheck out my blog-like updates on the latest shoots for the project.

BRANDED

How old were you when you got your lower-back tattoo? How old will you be when you, like the women on this site, become BRANDED?

BRANDED

How does a little bit of ink applied with a needle carry so much weight?

BRANDED

How do you feel about the phrase "tramp stamp"? Is it a badge to be worn with pride? A stigma to be railed against? An irrelevant footnote to be marginalized? What does your tattoo say about you? Anything? Nothing?

BRANDED

I am looking for people willing to share their tattoos and the stories of the experience of having a beautiful, but polarizing, image permanently with them.

LATEST SHOOTS

Check out my blog-like updates on the latest shoots for the project.

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our "alternate" shoots can be anything from arty black-and-white bodyscapes to swim suit shots to a straightforward jeans-and-tees look. The only limit is our imagination.

LA-based shoots take place against my home-studio green screen. It not only makes isolating the subject easier, it makes fun, conceptual shoots possible.

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Tattoos and stories told by real people are the crux of BRANDED - it's about showing us, the way we actually look, and about hearing the stories we have to tell.

our models I'm interested in shooting regular people from all over the country and hearing their stories.
Contact me to be included.

Info on Modelling

Here's what to expect when you come for a photo shoot for BR...

What Makes a BRANDED Model?

Anyone can be a BRANDED model - I'm looking for everyone. E...

Be In BRANDED

Do you have a lower back tattoo? I want to talk to you!...

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Wherein I will post full interview/photo layouts.

Branded - A visual essay on America's most controversial tattoo

Fri - 14 May

A fresh perspective

Thanks for checking out iwasbranded.com, the home of the Branded project! With the photos I take and the conversations I have, I'm hoping to be able to challenge our culture's assumptions about what has become, rather arbitrarily, America's most controversial tattoo.

This is the place to get information on the project, to give me feedback, or to offer to show off your ink ! When it's all said and done, I hope we'll have gained new perspectives and smashed some preconceptions and you can help!