Ex-gang members react to seeing themselves with out their tattoo's
- Publish date
- Thursday, 17 Aug 2017, 3:56PM

Photo / Steve Burton
They might've been able to walk away from their life behind bars, but their life as part of a gang is unfortunately immortalised on their skin. Their history within their gangs has seen them tattooed literally from head to toe.
It took a moment of kindness from photographer Steve Burton to fly in and give these guys a glimpse of a life they could have had.
Photo / Steve Burton
Burton's project, Skin Deep: Looking Beyond The Tattoos, pairs the unbelievable before and after photos with emotional interviews with the inked-up men.
Photo / Steve Burton
The ex-gang member's reaction to seeing what they would look like without their tattoos is truly powerful.
Watch their reactions below:
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