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Vogue Philippines has revealed Apo Whang-Od as the cover star of its April issue, a move that makes the 106-year-old tattoo artist from the Philippines the oldest person ever to appear on the front of Vogue.

Whang-Od — also known as Maria Oggay — has been perfecting the art of hand-tapping tattoos since she was a teen, learning under her father's instruction.

Residing in the mountain village of Buscalan, about 15 hours north of Manila, in Kalinga province, she is considered the country's oldest mambabatok — or traditional Kalinga tattooist.

Once, the hand-tapped tattoos that Whang-Od creates using just a bamboo stick, a thorn from a pomelo tree, water and coal, were earned by indigenous Butbut warriors.

Now, international visitors seeking her signature geometric designs make up much of her clientele.

"Heralded as the last mambabatok of her generation, she has imprinted the symbols of the Kalinga tribe—signifying strength, bravery, and beauty—on the skin of thousands of people who have made the pilgrimage to Buscalan," Vogue Philippines said in a post on social media.

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"I have dreamed of composing film music for ages"

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David Tennant - Hamlet - Courtyard Theatre - Royal Shakespeare Company - 2008

featuring photos from Tristam Kenton, Alastair Muir, Marilyn Kingwill, Donald Cooper, Ellie Kurttz, Geraint Lewis

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The very hot Nienke Van Schijndel

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Black-backed Tanager Stilpnia peruviana

8/2024 São Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Bernardes via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

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Vincent Price - Laura (1944)

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I did it! Heavily reconstructed artist photos for the release of 19990120. The thumbnails got blurred out; click for higher definition.

Needless to say, these pictures are available on demand for personal, private use without the watermark. But some would be utterly heartless and steal those if there weren't any watermarks...

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Rough first design of my dnd character💥

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From 2011

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Let everything you do be done in love, Happy Easter ! (х)

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i've had a lovely time 💖 13.01.24, matinee

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If anybody says they don't fw me it's bc they can't