Documenatation.

"One of the best reasons for getting tattooed is to provide documentation of your life; the events that have been important to you, have changed you, the qualities you have encountered and embraced, and the people who have had an impact in your life." -Chess Mcdoogle (from this sight http://ezinearticles.com/?Tattoos-and-Life---Documenting-Your-Lifes-Journey-With-Tattoos&id=3864686)

"My skin is my canvas. The artwork on it represents something that is very powerful and meaningful in my life. I look at my skin as something of a living diary because all mytattoos represent a time in my life. And I never wish to shut the door on the past, so I carry it all with me. "
Dave Navarro

"However, documentary photography should perform the main function - information. It should be direct and truthful to become the unique historical and artistic evidence, creating the archive of time."

http://www.shotaddict.com/tips/article_Types+Of+Photography.+Documentary+Photography.html 

 
Im looking at how photography and tattoos relate.  I find it interesting that both artistic practices are used as a means of documentation.  I am finding my project has become about documentation focusing how there both used for same purposes just in two different ways.  This highly interests me especially since documentary photography is usually what appeals to me the most. I haven't found a way to clearly communicate my concept yet but it has become more clear for me.  I know it is about documentation, relation between tattooing and photography, and history.

http://www.shotaddict.com/tips/article_Types+Of+Photography.+Documentary+Photography.html
This sight explains documentary photography into detail.  It talks about the start of documentary photography and the history of it which I can tie to books I have read explaining similar things with art of tattooing.

This term is overall most important one so far to my project.  It has also made me think about how i will present my work.  I want people think about documentation when they see what I present.  I hope they will relate how im using a means of documentation show a different means of documentation.

One of my photos has not been tampered with yet.  Kind of the direction I am going in.  Although will be paired with a photo of him with environment also.