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Tel Aviv tattoo festival draws crowds

Body art enthusiasts as well as Israeli and international artists flock to the city’s second annual tattoo festival

A man whose face is completely covered with tattoos poses during the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in the coastal city of Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
A man whose face is completely covered with tattoos poses during the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in the coastal city of Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Some 50 tattoo artists, Israelis and foreigners, took part in the annual tattoo festival in Tel Aviv over the weekend.

Thousands of visitors participated in the three-day event, being held for the second time in the coastal Israeli city.

Artists set up shop in the city’s popular Haoman nightlub, offering their services to tattoo enthusiasts. Various bands and trinket stalls were also at hand.

Attendees were given a prime opportunity to show off their body art or add to their often impressive number of skin decorations.

A man whose back is completely covered with tattoos takes part in the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
A man whose back is completely covered with tattoos takes part in the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
A man gets his body tattooed during the third annual tattoo festival at Haoman Club in Tel-Aviv on June 6, 2015 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
A man gets his body tattooed during the third annual tattoo festival at Haoman Club in Tel-Aviv on June 6, 2015 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
An artist tatooes a man's leg during the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
An artist tatooes a man’s leg during the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
A woman with piercings in her back takes part in the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
A woman with piercings in her back takes part in the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
A man gets his face tattooed during the third annual tattoo festival at Haoman Club in Tel-Aviv on June 6, 2015 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
A man gets his face tattooed during the third annual tattoo festival at Haoman Club in Tel-Aviv on June 6, 2015 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Visitors take part in the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
Visitors take part in the three-day annual tattoo festival on June 6, 2015 in Tel Aviv (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

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