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# Santa Monica Photo Series Explores Local Tattoos and What They Say
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/foot-patrol-20060523/
- Published: 2006-05-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:00:17.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*Ink in the City: Part I*

A WEEKLY PHOTO SERIES CAPTURING THE PERSONALITY OF SANTA MONICA Barbed Wire... tribal tatts on lower backs... the depiction of an Aesop fable? Tattoos convey a personal message that is indelible, unlike any other. What does your tattoo say about you?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 23, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052306.pdf?ref=smdp.com)