A new venue, tattoo professionals from all over the world, and an expanded lifestyle exhibition were on offer to curious visitors at this year's annual tattoo convention in Cape Town, South Africa.

We asked readers to send us their photos from this year's festival. Here's a few of our favourites from those submitted so far

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2025 will be our 16th year and as always we expect to gather over 500 artists & traders to join us all under one roof. Yes….you are able to get tattooed at the convention. Please contact your desired artist once they are confirmed directly to book or just walk around and pick on the day. Early Bird Discounted Tickets are available Oct-Dec. General tickets are always available on the door to walk up and buy from The Brighton Centre Box Office with no fees anytime. We look forward to seeing…

Flash tattoos are a type of temporary tattoo that is applied using a stencil and flash painting technique. They are often seen at music festivals or on people