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David. First glance. Photo by @lamuephotography done at @kla_ink #abstracttattoo #minimaltattoo #artbruttattoo #kampalatattoo #klaink #caroley (at Kla ink tattooing & body piercing)

David. No pain, no gain. It is something we say lightly sometimes. But we forget to acknowledge pain. We only see it as a necessary evil to get through in order to gain something. What if suffering in itself was a gain? What if we could greet our pain joyfully? Photo by @lamuephotography done at @kla_ink in Kampala/Uganda #nopainnogain #philosophedudimanche #klaink #kampalatattoo #caroley (at Kla ink tattooing & body piercing)

David. Blast over. Done at @kla_ink for @vcakampala Thank you @pheroveli and @jkiganda for hosting me and being the powerful and tender humans you are. I will be back soon. #klaink #kampala #kampalatattoo #tattooyouganda #artcreateswater #vivaconagua #socialartkla #vcakampala (at Kampala, Uganda)

Maria. Breaking Lymyts. She chose this spot because while she is standing the tattoo is hidden,but gets revealed once she reaches for someone's hand to greet them. We talked a lot about what it is like to be tattooed in Uganda, especially as a woman. Maria told me that it is still associated with evil spirits and that she needed to be prepared to have a fight with her family. Getting tattooed represents mental and physical freedom for her and I am very proud to be part of her journey of coming to her own. @tattrx #tattoouganda #klaink #artcreateswater #socialartkla #vcakampala #tattooedwomeninuganda (at Kampala, Uganda)

Maria. Breaking Lymyts. Because being a tattooed woman in Uganda is breaking limits I cannot understand. @tattrx #tattoouganda #klaink #artcreateswater #vcakampala #socialartkla (at Kampala, Uganda)

Tattooing at @kla_ink Maria's first tattoo and my first tattoo on another continent. I feel blessed to get to meet colleagues I could not get in touch with before and learn about tattooing in Uganda. #tattoouganda #klaink #caroley #kampala #vcakampala #artcreateswater #waterforall #allforwater #socialartkla