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The art of body decoration is as old as it is eye-catching,

and few of those decorative practices

are as ancient and popular as tattooing.

Today, tattoos are everywhere.

You can go into a shop, ask for almost anything,

a symbol, quote, photorealistic image,

and an artist will almost certainly be able to affix that image to your body.

It's a poignant and permanent way to express oneself.

To some extent, that fact has been true since the beginning of humankind.

From then to now, tattoos have always told a story.

Sometimes the story of one person, other times the

story of an entire people. Today, a femoral producer Trevor Young takes us through the

rich history of tattoos, starting by getting a tattoo himself.

All right. Here we go.

I'm sitting at Southern Star Tattoo in Atlanta.

My friend entrusted tattoo confidant, Josh May, picks up shifts here.

How's that? Not bad.

Not at all.

He's been tattooing for decades, and his work is incredible.

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