These are all examples of traditional tattoos that perfectly blend that old-school style of ink with timeless caricatures and symbols. That stereotypical "MOM" heart-shaped tat on your bicep?

and while artists can create tattoos of all topics in the old-school style, this type of tattoo usually celebrates nautical themes (anchors, lighthouses, mermaids), hearts, pinup girls ...

so I became intimate with a lot of these old-school tattoo guys. At the time they were, well, they were alive back then. Most of them are not now. I got to get up close and personal with these ...