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GANG TATTOOS Up-Close

Growing up in Los Angeles, gangs of all colors are something that have always been around me. It’s normal to see walls covered in graffiti that signifies the hood you are riding into. The L.A.P.D.’s worst nightmare would be for the Latin American & American gangs to unite, because then they would be outnumbered. So it’s in their best interest to keep them all fighting against each other. Out of all of the dark shit that gang life brings, and perhaps because of it, you find art. One form is the body art that many gang members are covered in. Gangsters use their tattoos to tell the story of their hoods, their dreams and the acts of violence that they have committed. Personally, when I look at gang tattoos I’m able to see both the beauty and the misery that they convey. Check out this huge gallery of gangster ink…