Neck Irezumi at Sunset

A woman in her late twenties sits with her back to the camera, wearing an off-shoulder white linen shirt that reveals her neck and upper shoulders. A Japanese irezumi tattoo of a serpentine dragon wraps elegantly around her nape and down the side of her neck, rendered in emerald green scales with gold accents and wispy smoke details. Her hair is swept up in a loose bun. The golden hour light on a city rooftop bathes her skin in warm amber tones. Shot with an 85mm lens at f/2.0, the photograph captures fine skin texture and the rich depth of traditional tebori-inspired ink work.