16 women Showing off amazing body modifications (17 photos)
Body modifications—or body mods—cover a wide range of variations, from piercings and tattoos to implants and injections. Photographer Roger Kisby presents a series of images featuring women proudly sporting their stunning body mods.
Early this summer, Roger Kisby was strolling through Las Vegas when he stumbled upon an event organized by the Association of Professional Piercers—a conference of artists and an exhibition of their work. Although Kisby himself has neither tattoos nor piercings, he couldn't resist capturing beauty in various forms.
Kisby says he approached convention attendees and asked if he could take their photo.
"People were friendly and open about it," he says.
Many of them turned out to work in the body modification industry, such as tattoo or piercing parlors.
1. Lisa Taylor — Maya Jewelry
"I always love it when people aren't afraid to be themselves," says Kisby. "Especially when people like that, who in real life have to deal with various prejudices, come together. I feel incredibly warm when I see them enjoying being together."
2. Alicia Cardenas - Soltribe
Kisby made sure to capture attendees with a wide variety of tattoos, piercings, and other modifications to show that there wasn't a single type of person or style at the conference.
"I wanted to make sure I could showcase each unique individual in their own way," he says.
3. Frances — Hellmouth Apparel
"The point of this project wasn't to point at people and say, 'Look at these weirdos,'" says Kisby. "My goal was to demonstrate that people who do piercings are genuinely passionate about it."
4. Stephanie von Hutter Thomas — International Suspension Alliance
5. Aubrey Deibler — Chronic Tattoo and Body Piercing
6. April Thomas — Born This Way Body Arts
7. Brooke — Delicious Ink Tattoo
8. Jocelyn – Elemental Body Adornment
9. Rita Hax – Bishop Organics
10. Fakin Keith – Safe Products
11. Elaine Angel - The Piercing Bible
12. Miss Kale — Leroi, Inc
13. Noel Spring
14. Aneta von Cyborg — Von Cyborg Body Art
15. Jessica — Evolve Body Jewelry
16. Ana Paula – Quetzalli Jewelry

