A senior expert in criminalistics at the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs for over thirty years, part of his duties involved visiting correctional institutions of the Ural and Siberia regions. It was here that he interviewed, gathered information and took photographs of convicts and their tattoos, building one of the most comprehensive archives of this phenomenon. In FUEL acquired this collection consisting of over photographs. The Bronnikov collection was made exclusively for police use, to further the understanding of the language of these tattoos and to act as an aid in the identification and apprehension of criminals in the field. The photographers only consideration was the recording of the body for practical purposes. Unimpeded by artistry, these vernacular photographs present a guileless representation of criminal society. The tiny fraction of prisoners documented here unintentionally betray their human side.

On March 2nd, Miley Cyrus added yet another tattoo to her collection. Since breaking things off with her husband, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, Cyrus has been on a total tattoo spree. In the past few months, Cyrus has collected a number of pieces from artists around the globe, such as Dr. Woo and Winterstone.

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