Though Indigenous North Americans had been tattooing for centuries, it was the Japanese aesthetic that fueled a burgeoning “American Traditional” style, and to be an 1880s tourist returning ...

We’re talking about those insanely detailed tattoos of a Japanese oni mask and samurai helmet that cover his entire chest and back. Uzi’s latest ink wasn’t a run-of-the-mill tattoo job.

Sam Yamini founded Dedication Tattoo in 2013, and he brought a style of Japanese-inspired tattooing to Denver that’s magnetic and bold. “I started tattooing in 2001, and back then, there were ...