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Sacred Skin is One Year Old! Second Print Run Imminent!

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012tomLeave a Comment

Sacred Skin, the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, Sak Yant, published by Visionary World, is one year old today! It took photographer and co-author Aroon Thaewchatturat and me more than a year to put Sacred Skin together and it remains our most successful illustrated book publication. Happy anniversary and many thanks to […]

The making of Sacred Skin

January 15, 2012January 15, 2012tomLeave a Comment

Achan Neng Onnut, one of several tattoo masters featured in my recent book Sacred Skin, the first English language publication on Thailand’s spirit tattoos, Sak Yant, has posted a number of images of the shoot for two documentaries on the book. Check out the images here. Director Marc Eberle shot an 8 minute docu on […]

Die Zeit Kurzfilm über Sacred Skin

September 24, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Die Zeit hat einen Kurzfilm über Thailands heilige Tätowierungen – sogenannte Sak Yant – und mein neues Buch zum Thema, Sacred Skin, produziert. Mit dabei sind die thailändische Fotografin Aroon Thaewchatturat, der Fotograf James Nachtwey und ich. Der Film ist auf der homepage der Zeit zu finden.

Die Zeit Kurzfilm über Sacred Skin und Thailands heilige Tätowierungen!Germany´s Die Zeit reviews Sacred Skin!

September 20, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Die Zeit hat einen kurzen Film zu meinem neuen Buch Sacred Skin produziert. Der 5 Minuten Beitrag ist jetzt online zu sehen! German broadsheet Die Zeit has produced a short film on Thailand´s sacred tattoos and my new book Sacred Skin. The short film features interviews with James Nachtwey, Aroon Thaewchatturat and myself. Watch it […]