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The Best Things We Saw at the 2017 Body Art Expo

February 13, 2017 12:48PM

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Melissa Fossum
An impressive neck piece.
Self-expression took on all sorts of colorful forms at the three-day Body Art Expo at Arizona State Fairgrounds. Attendees showed off their ink and body mods while watching others get brand-new tattoos at the event. All photos by Melissa Fossum.

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