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Ryan De Los Santos

Ryan found his start in the tattoo industry at the age of 24 at street shop in Los Angeles, USA where he was given an introduction to the craft by his mentor Jay Miyagi. He went on to work alongside Jay at California-based shop called Black Talon. It was during this time when Ryan developed his current passion for large-scale Japanese tattooing, which is constantly growing and evolving.

Throughout the next decade, Ryan balanced his career in tattooing with a 9-to-5 job and a family, often tattooing through the night in order to balance everything. In 2015, he made the leap to pursue tattooing full time with us.

When he’s not tattooing, Ryan is busy taking his children to various rehearsals and filming locations (he won’t tell you what movies they’re in, trust me we’ve asked). 

You can find Ryan on Instagram and throughout the Shinko Tattoo Instagram and Facebook pages. 

To book in or enquire with Ryan, please use this contact form or you can email us at shinkotattoo@gmail.com, give us a call on (07) 3263 6574 or pop into the shop to discuss your ideas!

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