Character, Not Characters

INKED: How did the Character, Not Characters project come to be? CADE MARTIN: This series of portraits came to be when on a break during a project, a client and I somehow got to talking about tattoos.  She mentioned a tattoo festival nearby – the DC Tattoo Arts Expo – and asked if I was going.  I don’t have any tattoos myself but I was intrigued.  The thought of all those people with their stories essentially written on their bodies at one location was something I wanted to experience. From there I hustled to rent a space at the tattoo expo and set up a photo booth.