As someone who has a meaningful tattoo of my mom's handwriting on my arm, I know how important and special it is to have something inked permanently onto your body to celebrate someone you love.
A photo lasts a lifetime, but one Turkish tattoo artist named Alican Görgü is taking that to the next level by tattooing nostalgic family photos onto people.
Instead of tattooing detailed portraits like many tattoo artists do, Alican does beautiful outlines of photographs. Some are just in black ink, while others have pops of color here and there. Even if you're not a fan of tattoos, his work is absolutely amazing.
After going to school for photography, Alican combined his passion for that art with tattooing.
"I made a connection between my college degree and what I wanted to do," he told Bored Panda. "It’s an indescribable feeling to tattoo photographs taken in different parts of the world at different times"
Keep scrolling to see some of his amazing family photo portrait designs.
[H/T: Bored Panda]
Alican Görgü is an Istanbul-based tattoo artist who took his passions for photography and tattoos and combined them into one.
By using old family photos as a guide, Alican tattoos an outline of the photograph onto a client's skin to create a beautiful long-lasting memory that won't be misplaced or damaged like a photo.
He's created dozens of portraits ranging from photos of clients as kids to photos of their parents.
As you can see, Alican doesn't focus on intricate details of a photo. Instead, what makes his designs special are the simple lines and pops of color.
Here, you can see he captured the photo beautifully even though he didn't add tons of detail.
Two sisters stay forever young in these matching tattoos based on an adorable nostalgic photo.
Alican was even able to get the detail of the Mickey Mouse sweater one sister was wearing!
Another client got an everlasting childhood photo tattooed onto her skin.
Alican's work is beloved by people all over the world, with thousands commenting on his Instagram photos to say how amazing his work is.
You can probably see why this client wanted this particular photo tattooed forever. Even with just outlines, the tattoo artist was able to capture the candidness of the family out in the rain.
"I work with small spaces and minimize details, keeping the essentials, to transfer these memories on to the skin," he told Bored Panda.
Alican doesn't always do photos of people — he does pet family members too!
This adorable corgi will forever be with his owner — long pink tongue and all.
Talk about an endless summer. This client asked for Alican to re-create what looks like one amazing beach day.
Clients don't always want vacation photos tattooed. Sometimes, like here, it's the simple times of just hanging out on the couch with someone you love.
One thing's for sure, no matter which photo a client asks him to tattoo, Alican delivers a beautiful piece of art that can take someone back to that exact memory whenever they look at the tattoo.
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